16-letter words containing p, o, r, t, g
- spring mountains — a mountain range in S Nevada extending to the California border. Highest peak, Charleston Peak. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
- still photograph — a photograph taken from a cinema film which is used for publicity purposes
- storage capacity — amount of room or space
- stroboradiograph — a stroboscopic radiograph.
- subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
- sugar plantation — a large area of land where sugar is grown
- supporting actor — performer: not lead
- take a page from — to follow the example of; imitate
- tephrochronology — a geochronologic technique based on the dating of layers of volcanic ash.
- the gospel truth — the unquestionable truth
- the great powers — the states or nations of the world with the most economic, political and military strength
- the herring-pond — the Atlantic Ocean
- the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
- to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
- to put sth right — If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems.
- tongue depressor — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
- trick photograph — a photograph that creates an illusion
- trucking company — a company that transports goods by lorry
- under the plough — If an area of land is under the plough, it is used for growing crops. If land is brought or put under the plough, it is ploughed for the first time and is then used for growing crops.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- walk a tightrope — be in a precarious position
- white propaganda — propaganda that comes from the source it claims to come from
- willow ptarmigan — a ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus, of arctic and subarctic regions of the New and Old Worlds, having brown, mottled plumage in summer and white plumage in winter.
- x-ray photograph — a radiograph made with x-rays.