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

  • 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 capitoline — the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome. The temple of Jupiter was on the southern summit and the ancient citadel on the northern summit
  • the gender gap — the difference in the attitudes, behaviour, abilities, etc, of men and women, or boys and girls
  • the hispanidad — the common values and cultural attitudes shared between and linking Spain and the other Spanish-speaking countries of the world
  • the palaeocene — the Palaeocene epoch or rock series
  • the palaeogene — the Palaeogene period or system
  • the palatinate — either of two territories in SW Germany, once ruled by the counts palatine. Upper Palatinate is now in Bavaria; Lower or Rhine Palatinate is now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse
  • 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 platteland — (in South Africa) the country districts or rural areas
  • 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-suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
  • 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.
  • thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
  • tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
  • triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
  • turn of phrase — expression, wording
  • unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
  • unsophisticate — not sophisticated
  • walk the plank — a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
  • washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
  • wear the pants — trousers (def 1).
  • weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
  • white elephant — a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of: Our Victorian bric-a-brac and furniture were white elephants.
  • with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
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