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14-letter words containing s, t, a, r, l, e

  • tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
  • texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
  • the everglades — a subtropical marshy region of Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee: contains the Everglades National Park established to preserve the flora and fauna of the swamps. Area: over 13 000 sq km (5000 sq miles)
  • the federalist — a set of 85 articles by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, published in 1787 and 1788, analyzing the Constitution of the U.S. and urging its adoption
  • the last straw — If an event is the last straw or the straw that broke the camel's back, it is the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer.
  • the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
  • the lord's day — the Christian Sabbath; Sunday
  • the-federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
  • thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • thermal stress — Thermal stress is stress caused by differences in temperature or by differences in thermal expansion.
  • thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
  • thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
  • threaded glass — glass decorated with a pattern produced by variegated glass filaments.
  • ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
  • time simulator — (simulation)   (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
  • to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
  • to smell a rat — If you smell a rat, you begin to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation, for example that someone is trying to deceive you or harm you.
  • tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
  • total pressure — Total pressure is the total of static pressure p, dynamic pressure q, and gravitational head.
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • transcendental — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
  • transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
  • transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
  • transferential — of, relating to, or involving transference.
  • transit circle — meridian circle.
  • transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
  • transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
  • transplacental — across or passing through the placenta.
  • transplanetary — farther from the sun than a given planet.
  • transsexualism — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
  • transsexuality — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
  • transversality — the state of being transversal
  • travel-stained — dirty or soiled as a result of travelling
  • traveler's-joy — a woody vine, Clematis vitalba, of the buttercup family, native to Europe and northern Africa, having long-plumed fruit and slightly fragrant, white flowers.
  • treasury bills — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
  • trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • tridimensional — having three dimensions.
  • 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 measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
  • trucial states — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
  • ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
  • ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
  • ultramasculine — extremely masculine
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • ultrarealistic — extremely realistic
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