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22-letter words containing p, a, r, y

  • time-lapse photography — the photographing on motion-picture film of a slow and continuous process, as the growth of a plant, at regular intervals, especially by exposing a single frame at a time, for projection at a higher speed.
  • to overplay one's hand — If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
  • to play to the gallery — If you play to the gallery, you do something in public in a way which you hope will impress people.
  • torpedo-boat destroyer — a vessel somewhat larger than the ordinary torpedo boat, designed for destroying torpedo boats or as a more powerful form of torpedo boat.
  • transition probability — the probability of going from a given state to the next state in a Markov process.
  • unemployment insurance — a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed.
  • united empire loyalist — any of the American colonists who settled in Canada during or after the War of American Independence because of loyalty to the British Crown
  • video display terminal — Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT.
  • white australia policy — an unofficial term for an immigration policy designed to restrict the entry of non-White people into Australia
  • yosemite national park — a national park in E California. 1182 sq. mi. (3060 sq. km).
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