19-letter words containing p, e, r

to be a showstopper — to be very impressive; to be sensational
to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
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 do the drying-up — to dry dishes, cups, glasses, etc after they have been washed
to keep to yourself — If you keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
to keep your end up — If you have to keep your end up, or to keep up your end of something, you have to do something as well as other people, or as well as you are expected to do it.
to lose your temper — If you lose your temper, you become so angry that you shout at someone or show in some other way that you are no longer in control of yourself.
to one's fingertips — entirely; altogether
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 pull your weight — If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity.
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.
to the prejudice of — to the detriment of
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).
triple counterpoint — invertible counterpoint involving three transposable voices.
trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
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.
trumpet honeysuckle — an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.
trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
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.
under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
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
unnatural practices — acts which are deemed to be contrary to expected standards of human behaviour
upper carboniferous — Pennsylvanian (defs 2, 4).
upset the applecart — a pushcart used by a vendor of apples.
vapor recovery unit — A vapor recovery unit is a system for recovering vapors from inside sealed crude oil or condensate tanks, with a scrubber (= a device for removing unwanted substances) and compressor (= a device that raises pressure).
velocity microphone — a microphone in which the output varies according to the instantaneous velocity of the air molecules in the incident sound waves.
versa module europa — (hardware) (VME) A flexible open-ended bus system which makes use of the Eurocard standard. VME was introduced in 1981 by Motorola, Philips, Thompson, and Mostek. It was intended to be a flexible environment supporting a variety of computing intensive tasks, and has become a rather popular protocol in the computer industry. It is defined by the IEEE standard 1014-1987.
vicariate apostolic — a district under the jurisdiction of a vicar apostolic.
video tape recorder — a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
war of independence — American Revolution.
waterglass painting — stereochromy.
western yellow pine — ponderosa pine.
whispering campaign — the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.
whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
william shakespeare — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
winged spindle tree — a stiff, spreading shrub, Euonymus alata, of eastern Asia, having corky-winged twigs, yellowish flowers, and purplish fruit.
wireless local loop — (communications) (WLL, radio in the loop, RITL, fixed-radio access, FRA) Connecting subscribers to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) using radio signals instead of copper wires. The wireless link may be all or part of the connection between the subscriber and the switch. WLL includes cordless access systems, proprietary fixed radio access and fixed cellular systems.
wireless telegraphy — Now Rare. radiotelegraphy.
with your eyes open — If you say that you did something with your eyes open or with your eyes wide open, you mean that you knew about the problems and difficulties that you were likely to have.

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