19-letter words containing p, a, e

tall poppy syndrome — a tendency to disparage any person who has achieved great prominence or wealth
talleyrand-perigord — Charles Maurice de [sharl moh-rees duh] /ʃarl moʊˈris də/ (Show IPA), Prince de Bénévent [duh bey-ney-vahn] /də beɪ neɪˈvɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1754–1838, French statesman.
tamper-evident seal — A tamper-evident seal is a sealing device designed to reveal if the opening of a container has been interfered with.
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
tempest in a teapot — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
the little corporal — a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
the panhandle state — a nickname for West Virginia
the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
the pickwick papers — a novel written by the English novelist Charles Dickens(1812--70)
the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
the pine tree state — a nickname for the state of Maine in the U.S.
the provisional ira — the unofficial faction of the IRA that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
three-point landing — an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously.
tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
tiglath-pileser iii — died 727 b.c, king of Assyria 745–727.
time sharing option — (operating system) (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
to be a showstopper — to be very impressive; to be sensational
to blow a raspberry — If you blow a raspberry, you make a sound by putting your tongue out and blowing, in order to insult someone.
to cast a/its spell — If something or someone casts their spell on you or casts a spell on you, you are fascinated or charmed by them.
to click into place — If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer.
to give sb a leg up — to help with climbing
to play hard to get — If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do.
to tear a strip off — If you tear a strip off someone or if you tear them off a strip, you speak to them angrily and criticize them severely.
total probable loss — A total probable loss is the highest degree of loss or damage that is probable if an insured event occurs.
transparent context — an expression in which any term may be replaced by another with the same reference without changing its truth-value
travelling expenses — expenses that are paid to someone, for example, by their employer, for the costs they need to travel
tree planters state — Nebraska (used as a nickname).
trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
tropical depression — an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics, specifically, a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained wind speed is 38 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour) or less.
tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
tussock caterpillar — the larva of a tussock moth.
typographical error — an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from striking the improper key of a keyboard, from mechanical failure, or the like.
ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
underrepresentation — the act of representing.
united presbyterian — a member of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, founded in Pittsburgh in 1858 by a union of two Presbyterian groups.
universal recipient — a person with blood type AB, able to receive blood from a person of any blood type but able to donate blood only to a person with the same blood type
university hospital — a hospital that is affiliated with a university. University hospitals provide clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients
unlawful possession — possession of substances or items (such as drugs or guns) for which criminal sanctions exist because they may not be legally possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
unnatural practices — acts which are deemed to be contrary to expected standards of human behaviour

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