14-letter words containing r, e, d, p
- supercivilized — (of a person or society) highly or excessively civilized
- superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- superintendent — a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.
- supersaturated — to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.
- suspender belt — garter belt.
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- sweet-tempered — having a gentle and equable disposition; pleasant.
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- 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.
- terpin hydrate — a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 20 O 2 ⋅H 2 O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the gender gap — the difference in the attitudes, behaviour, abilities, etc, of men and women, or boys and girls
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the upper body — the part of the body above the waist
- the upper hand — If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.
- the-pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
- third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
- tontine period — the stipulated period during which a tontine life assurance system is in operation
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
- torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
- trade-in price — the price of a new article when a used article is given in part payment
- trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
- trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- tripe-de-roche — rock tripe.
- triple dresser — a dresser having three drawers across for most of its height.
- ultracrepidate — to go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge
- un-apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- un-depreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
- un-replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- unappropriated — not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.
- uncomprehended — not comprehended or understood
- uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- under-employed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- under-pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
- underdeveloped — improperly or insufficiently developed.
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underrepresent — to give inadequate representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately low.
- understrapping — subordinate or inferior
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
- unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.