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14-letter words containing h, a, p, t, e, r

  • spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
  • sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
  • steganographer — an expert in steganography
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
  • sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
  • superphosphate — Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.
  • supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
  • symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
  • telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
  • telegraph pole — A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system.
  • telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
  • telephotograph — a photograph taken with a telephoto lens.
  • terpin hydrate — a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 20 O 2 ⋅H 2 O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.
  • the gender gap — the difference in the attitudes, behaviour, abilities, etc, of men and women, or boys and girls
  • the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
  • the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the phoney war — a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
  • the space race — competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the superior power in outer space, in terms of exploration, manned space flights, and lunar landings; it is generally considered as beginning in 1957 and ending in the mid-1970s
  • the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
  • the upper hand — If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.
  • the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
  • the-peacemaker — (Albert Edward"the Peacemaker") 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).
  • therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • three-act play — a dramatic production such as play or film which is divided into three acts or sections
  • thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
  • trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
  • triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
  • turn of phrase — expression, wording
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
  • up to the ears — very deeply
  • up to the mark — acceptably good
  • variable-pitch — (of a propeller) controllable-pitch.
  • vector graphic — a computer image that is stored in memory as lines rather than a series of dots, allowing it to be rotated or proportionally scaled.
  • water sapphire — a transparent variety of cordierite, found in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and elsewhere, sometimes used as a gem.
  • wear the pants — trousers (def 1).
  • weather report — a summary of weather conditions, often including predicted conditions, for an area.
  • weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
  • weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
  • weatherproofer — a worker who weatherproofs houses and other buildings.
  • white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
  • white sapphire — a colorless variety of corundum, used as a gemstone.
  • whitetip shark — Also called reef whitetip shark. a smooth dogfish, Triaenodon obseus, having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins and occurring inshore among the reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans and the Red Sea.
  • with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
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