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

  • 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
  • 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
  • tomato ketchup — sauce made from tomatoes
  • top-hat scheme — a pension scheme for the senior executives of an organization
  • 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).
  • unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
  • 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.
  • uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
  • uncontemporary — outmoded
  • undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
  • undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
  • underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
  • unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
  • 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
  • unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
  • unpoeticalness — the quality, state, or characteristic of being unpoetic
  • 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.
  • unsophisticate — not sophisticated
  • unspecifically — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
  • 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
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