11-letter words containing a, p, t, e, r
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- tertianship — (in the Jesuit order) a period of strict discipline before the taking of final vows, beginning one or two years after ordination.
- tetraplegia — quadriplegia.
- tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- tetrapodous — of or related to a tetrapod
- tetrapteran — of or related to things, particularly insects, with four wings
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- the permian — the Permian period or rock system
- the proteas — the national cricket team of South Africa
- the rapture — in some Christian theologies, the bodily ascent into heaven just before Armageddon of those who are saved (see save1 (sense 8)
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- the-prairie — a historical novel (1827) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- therapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thermograph — a thermometer that records the temperatures it measures.
- thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
- third space — the coffee shop considered as an alternative to a bar or restaurant as a place to socialize outside the home
- thorn apple — any poisonous plant belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, the species of which bear capsules covered with prickly spines, especially the jimson weed, D. stramonium.
- thread rope — cordage 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) or less in thickness.
- three-phase — of or relating to a circuit, system, or device that is energized by three electromotive forces that differ in phase by one third of a cycle or 120°.
- thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
- thunderpeal — a crash of thunder; thunderclap.
- ticker tape — the ribbon of paper on which a ticker prints quotations or news.
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- tiger prawn — a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans
- timepleaser — a timeserver.
- tinley park — a town in NE Illinois.
- topless bar — a bar in which barmaids or waitresses work naked from the waist up
- topographer — a specialist in topography.
- touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- track spike — a chisel-pointed spike used to secure the rails of a railroad track to wooden ties.
- trade paper — a newspaper publishing news of a specific profession or business.
- trade plate — a numberplate attached temporarily to a vehicle by a dealer, etc, before the vehicle has been registered
- trade price — the price paid for goods by a retailer to a manufacturer or wholesaler
- traineeship — the state or position of being a trainee.
- transalpine — situated beyond the Alps, especially toward the north as viewed from Italy.
- transeptate — (of church architecture) divided by partition walls
- transhipper — a person who tranships
- transpadane — on the farther side, especially the northern side of the Po River.
- transparent — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
- transpierce — to pierce through; penetrate; pass through.
- transponder — a radio, radar, or sonar transceiver that automatically transmits a signal upon reception of a designated incoming signal.
- transported — emotionally moved; ecstatic: transported by the music.
- transporter — a person or thing that transports, especially a very large truck for large or heavy loads, as missiles or automobiles.
- trapeziform — formed like a trapezium.
- trapezoidal — Geometry. a quadrilateral plane figure having two parallel and two nonparallel sides. British. trapezium (def 1b).
- treaty port — any of the ports in China, Japan, or Korea through which trade with foreign countries was permitted by special treaty.
- trepidation — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trepidatory — characterized by trepidation
- triceratops — any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose.
- tripersonal — consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.