12-letter words containing a, r, e, p, t
- tamper-proof — resistant to interference, alteration
- tape measure — a long, flexible strip or ribbon, as of cloth or metal, marked with subdivisions of the foot or meter and used for measuring.
- taper relief — (in Britain) a system of relief from capital gains tax under which the percentage of a chargeable gain considered taxable is reduced for each whole year (from April 1998) that the asset was held by the vendor
- tapsalteerie — topsy-turvy.
- target group — intended audience or customers
- target price — anticipated retail cost
- tau particle — an unstable, negatively charged lepton with a mass of c. 1,777 MeV/c2 (or c. 3,490 times that of an electron) and a mean lifetime of 2.2 ×10-13 second
- tax preparer — accountant hired to calculate taxes
- te rauparaha — ?1768–1849, Māori warrior chief, head of the Ngāti Toa tribe and signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi; noted for his cunning and his prowess in battle, he is also credited with composing "Ka Mate", the All Blacks' usual pre-match haka
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- teleoperator — a robotic device controlled from a distance by a human operator: usually used to provide safety for the operator, as in working with radioactive materials
- temperalitie — temper
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
- terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
- test pattern — a geometric design broadcast to receivers for testing the quality of transmission, often identifying the transmitting station and channel.
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- tetrapterous — Zoology. having four wings or winglike appendages.
- tetrapyrrole — a chemical formed from four pyrrole rings
- the departed — the dead person or dead persons
- the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
- the preacher — the author of Ecclesiastes or the book of Ecclesiastes
- the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- theatrophone — a late 19th century service that allowed subscribers to listen to concerts or plays through the telephone
- theophrastus — 372?–287 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
- thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
- tissue paper — a very thin, almost transparent paper used for wrapping delicate articles, covering illustrations in books, copying letters, etc.
- to drop dead — If you tell someone to drop dead, you are insulting them, rudely disagreeing with them, or refusing to do something, or telling them to stop bothering you.
- toilet paper — a soft, lightweight, sanitized paper used in bathrooms for personal cleanliness.
- tomato puree — liquidized tomatoes
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- torpedo boat — a small, fast, highly maneuverable boat used for torpedoing enemy shipping.
- torreys peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Front Range, in the E Rocky Mountains. 14,267 feet (4349 meters).
- tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
- tracing tape — (on a building site) one of several lines stretched between batter boards to outline the foundations.
- tradespeople — people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
- tradesperson — a skilled worker
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- trailer camp — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.