14-letter words containing s, p, i, l, r
- symmetric lisp — A parallel Lisp in which environments are first-class objects. It is implemented in Common LISP. E-mail: Suresh Jagannathan <[email protected]>.
- teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
- trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
- tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
- triple dresser — a dresser having three drawers across for most of its height.
- triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
- tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- un-replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- unpleasantries — an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
- unpresidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- unprofessional — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
- unpropitiously — in an unfavourable or inauspicious manner
- unresponsively — in an unresponsive manner
- unscripturally — in an unscriptural manner
- unspiritualize — to deprive of spiritual qualities
- unsplinterable — unable to be splintered
- unsurprisingly — causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.
- upton sinclair — Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- vespertilionid — any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species
- ville-de-paris — a department in N France. 41 sq. mi. (106 sq. km). Capital: Paris.
- walking papers — notice of dismissal
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- webliographies — Plural form of webliography.
- well-dispersed — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
- whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.
- winkle-pickers — shoes or boots with very pointed narrow toes, popular in the mid-20th century
- worshipfulness — The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
- xiphihumeralis — a long pectoral muscle found only in felines