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14-letter words containing p, a, c, t

  • 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)
  • telepathically — communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
  • telephone call — contact by phone
  • telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
  • telescope peak — a mountain in SE California: highest peak in the Panamint Range, above Death Valley. 11,049 feet (3368 meters).
  • telescopically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
  • temple terrace — a town in W Florida.
  • the black caps — the international cricket team of New Zealand
  • 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 palaeocene — the Palaeocene epoch or rock series
  • the palaeozoic — the Palaeozoic era
  • 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
  • thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
  • ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
  • tip the scales — to exercise a decisive influence
  • tiruchirapalli — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
  • tiruchirappali — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
  • tomato ketchup — sauce made from tomatoes
  • top-hat scheme — a pension scheme for the senior executives of an organization
  • topicalization — to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
  • torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
  • tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
  • 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 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
  • trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • 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
  • triumphal arch — a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession.
  • tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
  • tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
  • tropologically — in a way which uses figurative language
  • 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
  • ultrapatriotic — extremely patriotic
  • ultrapractical — extremely practical
  • 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.
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