14-letter words containing p, o, t, e, r, y
- spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
- sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
- start-up money — money that is spent on setting up a new business or other project
- statutory rape — sexual intercourse or other sexual relations with a person under the legal age of consent, which age varies in different states. See also rape1 (def 1).
- supererogatory — going beyond the requirements of duty.
- superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
- support system — people who provide support: a family support system to help a troubled youth.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- system program — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- temporary duty — duty of limited duration performed with an organization other than the one to which a person is normally attached or assigned. Abbreviation: TDY.
- the cryptozoic — the Cryptozoic era
- the phoney war — a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- the top thirty — the thirty best-selling pop music recordings at any particular time
- the upper body — the part of the body above the waist
- thermophyllous — relating to deciduous plants or trees that bear leaves only during the warmer times of the year
- thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
- ubv photometry — the photometric measurement of the color index of a star, using ultraviolet, blue, and visual (yellow) filters.
- uncontemporary — outmoded
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
- wall pellitory — pellitory (sense 1)
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
- zephyr worsted — lightweight worsted yarn.