14-letter words containing p, a, c, e, r
- taínaron, cape — Matapan
- take a picture — capture sb or sth on camera
- tall buttercup — a Eurasian buttercup, Ranunculus acris, naturalized in North American fields and meadows, having a tall stem and shiny yellow flowers.
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- 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)
- temple terrace — a town in W Florida.
- 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-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.
- 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.
- torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- trade-in price — the price of a new article when a used article is given in part payment
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- transparencies — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- transplacental — across or passing through the placenta.
- transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- turmeric paper — paper treated with turmeric: used to indicate the presence of alkalis, which turn it brown, or of boric acid, which turns it reddish-brown.
- turnip cabbage — kohlrabi.
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- ultracrepidate — to go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- un-depreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
- unappreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unappreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- unappreciative — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- uncontemporary — outmoded
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unprecipitated — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- unpurchaseable — not able to be bought or purchased
- unrecapturable — not able to be recaptured or brought back
- unreciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- upper canadian — a native or inhabitant of Ontario.
- v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
- 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.
- vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
- vice-principal — a deputy principal in a school, college, etc
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.