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14-letter words containing l, a, t, e, r, c

  • stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
  • supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superspectacle — an extravagant cinematic spectacle, esp the silent Italian films of the early 1900s
  • 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.
  • tall buttercup — a Eurasian buttercup, Ranunculus acris, naturalized in North American fields and meadows, having a tall stem and shiny yellow flowers.
  • target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
  • tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • technical area — the area at the side of the pitch to which managers, trainers, coaches, etc are restricted during play
  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • temple terrace — a town in W Florida.
  • ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • tertiary color — a color, as brown, produced by mixing two secondary colors.
  • tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the real mccoy — the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real): Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
  • the vernacular — the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place
  • three-act play — a dramatic production such as play or film which is divided into three acts or sections
  • ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
  • to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
  • tolerance zone — an designated area where prostitutes can work without being arrested
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • traffic circle — a circular arrangement constructed at the intersection of two or more roads in order to facilitate the passage of vehicles from one road to another.
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • transcendental — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
  • transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
  • transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
  • transit circle — meridian circle.
  • transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
  • transplacental — across or passing through the placenta.
  • travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
  • trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
  • trickle charge — a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.
  • trituberculate — (of a structure such as a tooth or bone) with three tubercles
  • trucial states — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
  • ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
  • ultracivilized — showing a high degree of cultural or social development
  • ultracompetent — extremely competent
  • ultracrepidate — to go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge
  • ultraefficient — extremely or exceptionally efficient
  • ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
  • ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
  • ultramasculine — extremely masculine
  • ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • ultrarealistic — extremely realistic
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