15-letter words containing d, e, p, t
- tax expenditure — any reduction in government revenue through preferential tax treatment, as deductions or credits.
- the disappeared — people who have been arrested secretly or abuducted and presumably imprisoned or killed
- the good people — fairies
- the handicapped — those who are physically disabled or mentally retarded
- the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
- the present day — The present day is the period of history that we are in now.
- thermoperiodism — the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
- threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
- to get mixed up — if you get mixed up, you get confused about something
- to good purpose — with a good result or effect; advantageously
- to sow gapeseed — to stare in a gaping manner instead of attending to business
- top dead center — Top dead center is the position of an engine's piston when it is at the very top of its stroke.
- top dead-centre — the position of the crank of a reciprocating engine or pump when the piston is at the top of its stroke
- total depravity — the Calvinist doctrine that humankind's entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration.
- trade paperback — a paperback book of a size similar to a typical hard-cover book, intended for sale in bookstores as distinguished from a cheaper and smaller paperback intended for sale on racks at drugstores, newsstands, etc.
- trading partner — a person, organization, or country with whom somebody customarily does business
- transportedness — the quality or state of being carried away with pleasure or rapture
- trapdoor spider — any of various, often large, spiders (esp. family Ctenizidae) that dig a burrow and cover the entrance with a hinged lid like a trapdoor
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
- type 1 diabetes — diabetes (def 3).
- type 2 diabetes — diabetes (def 4).
- type i diabetes — diabetes (def 3).
- udmurt republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the basin of the middle Kama. Capital: Izhevsk. Pop: 1 570 500 (2002). Area: 42 100 sq km (16 250 sq miles)
- un-supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- unanticipatedly — in an unanticipated or unexpected manner
- undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underemployment — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underproduction — production that is less than normal or than is required by the demand.
- uninterruptedly — in a manner that is not broken, discontinued, or hindered
- unleaded petrol — petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead
- unpractisedness — the quality or state of being unpractised
- unprecedentedly — without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: an unprecedented event.
- unprotected sex — an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy performed without the use of a condom, thus involving the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
- unprotectedness — the state of being unprotected or defenceless against attack
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- upper east side — a section of the East Side of New York City, conventionally between 57th Street and 96th Street, known for its affluence.
- vincent de paul — Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid the poor.
- wedding present — a present given to a couple when they get married
- well-positioned — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- whip-tailed ray — a whipray.
- wind-pollinated — being pollinated by airborne pollen.
- wood turpentine — turpentine obtained from pine trees.
- write-protected — (of a computer disk) having been protected from accidental writing or erasure
- young pretender — a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.