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.