0%

14-letter words containing f, t, p, a

  • snap out of it — return quickly to normal
  • space platform — space station.
  • spadefoot toad — any of several nocturnal toads of the family Pelobatidae, common in the Northern Hemisphere, characterized by a horny, spadelike projection on each hind foot for burrowing under the soil.
  • special effect — Usually, special effects. a video or audio illusion in film or other media, created with computer-generated images, prosthetic makeup, pyrotechnics, etc.
  • sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
  • staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
  • stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
  • temperamentful — full of temperament
  • the maple leaf — the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side
  • the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
  • turn of phrase — expression, wording
  • unflappability — not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.
  • upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
  • venus' flytrap — a white-flowered swamp plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the sundew family, native to the Carolinas, having sensitive leaves with two hinged blades that snap shut, often trapping insects
  • waste of space — If you describe someone or something as a waste of space, you are indicating that you have a very low opinion of them.
  • water purifier — a device that purifies water
  • waterproofness — The property of being waterproof.
  • waxleaf privet — an evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum, native to Japan and Korea, having leathery leaves and large clusters of small white flowers.
  • weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
  • weatherproofer — a worker who weatherproofs houses and other buildings.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?