19-letter words containing p, r, e, t, h

southern hemisphere — the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
spanish west africa — a former overseas territory of Spain in NW Africa: divided in 1958 into the overseas provinces of Ifni and Spanish Sahara
spare a thought for — If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck.
special partnership — limited partnership.
specific characters — the persistent features that distinguish one species from all others
spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
spider-hunting wasp — any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae
spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
stakeholder pension — In Britain, a stakeholder pension is a flexible pension scheme with low charges. Both employees and the state contribute to the scheme, which is optional, and is in addition to the basic state pension.
standard atmosphere — an arbitrarily determined vertical distribution of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and density, assumed to have physical constants and conforming to parametric equations, used for calculations in ballistics, the design of pressure altimeters, etc.
street photographer — a paparazzo
substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
take sth personally — If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are criticizing you in particular.
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
telephone directory — a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.
the buck stops here — the ultimate responsibility lies here
the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
the little corporal — a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
the open university — (in Britain) a university founded in 1969 for mature students studying by television and radio lectures, correspondence courses, local counselling, and summer schools
the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
the peter principle — the theory, usually taken facetiously, that all members in a hierarchy rise to their own level of incompetence
the pickwick papers — a novel written by the English novelist Charles Dickens(1812--70)
the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
the pine tree state — a nickname for the state of Maine in the U.S.
the provisional ira — the unofficial faction of the IRA that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
the top of the tree — If you say that someone is at the top of the tree, you mean that they have reached the highest level in their career or profession.
the underprivileged — those who are underprivileged
theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
three-point landing — an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously.
throw in the sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
tie-clip microphone — a small microphone that is clipped to a person's tie
tiglath-pileser iii — died 727 b.c, king of Assyria 745–727.
time sharing option — (operating system) (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
to be a showstopper — to be very impressive; to be sensational
to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
to do the drying-up — to dry dishes, cups, glasses, etc after they have been washed
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 the prejudice of — to the detriment of
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
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)

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