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14-letter words containing a, p, e, r, i

  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • superinsulated — highly insulated
  • superior ovary — Botany. an ovary positioned above a receptacle of a flower, as in members of the mint family.
  • supermasculine — highly masculine
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • superpatriotic — characteristic of a superpatriot
  • supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
  • superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
  • surpassingness — the fact of surpassing
  • surprise party — a party or celebration planned for someone as a surprise.
  • symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
  • tailgate party — A tailgate party is a social gathering at which food is served from or near a vehicle, especially in a parking lot before a sports game.
  • taínaron, cape — Matapan
  • take a picture — capture sb or sth on camera
  • tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
  • tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
  • telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
  • terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
  • terpin hydrate — a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 20 O 2 ⋅H 2 O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.
  • the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
  • the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
  • topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
  • tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
  • trade-in price — the price of a new article when a used article is given in part payment
  • trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • training plane — a plane used for training pilots, esp in the military
  • transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
  • transparencies — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
  • transparentize — to make transparent
  • trapeze artist — a person who performs, especially professionally, on a trapeze.
  • trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
  • trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • treponematosis — an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.
  • tripelennamine — a white, crystalline, antihistamine, C 16 H 21 N 3 , used for the treatment of allergic disorders.
  • tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
  • tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
  • tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
  • triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
  • triple glazing — three layers of glass in windows or doors
  • triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
  • trumpet marine — an obsolete musical instrument having a long, wooden, pyramid-shaped body, characteristically with one string that is touched with the finger to produce harmonics and is bowed between the touching finger and the upper end.
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • turmeric paper — paper treated with turmeric: used to indicate the presence of alkalis, which turn it brown, or of boric acid, which turns it reddish-brown.
  • turnip cabbage — kohlrabi.
  • ultracrepidate — to go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
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