14-letter words containing p, h, l
- three-act play — a dramatic production such as play or film which is divided into three acts or sections
- three-pin plug — an electrical plug with three pins or metal projections to fit into a socket
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- 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.
- to sleep rough — When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
- 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)
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
- twilight sleep — a state of semiconsciousness, usually produced by hypodermic injections of scopolamine and morphine, used chiefly to effect relatively painless childbirth.
- uitzilopochtli — the Aztec god of war and of the sun.
- un-replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
- unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- unpurchaseable — not able to be bought or purchased
- variable-pitch — (of a propeller) controllable-pitch.
- vexillographer — a person who designs or makes flags.
- visible speech — the representation in graphic or pictorial form of characteristics of speech, as by means of sound spectrograms.
- walk the plank — a long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- web-publishing — a person or company that uploads, creates, or edits content on Web pages; one who maintains or manages a website.
- webliographies — Plural form of webliography.
- well-published — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- wheel clamping — the practice of attaching wheel clamps to vehicles
- whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.
- whirlpool bath — a bath in which the body is immersed in swirling water as therapy or for relaxation.
- white elephant — a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of: Our Victorian bric-a-brac and furniture were white elephants.
- with a capital — You can use phrases such as 'Life with a capital L', to emphasize that a word has a particular significance in the situation you are talking about.
- world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
- worshipfulness — The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
- xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
- xiphihumeralis — a long pectoral muscle found only in felines
- xylopyrography — the technique of making a picture or design on wood using a hot iron or another heated instrument
- xylotypography — a type of printing using wooden blocks
- zoophytologist — an expert in zoophytology