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14-letter words containing t, a, r, p, e

  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • pointe-a-pitre — a seaport on central Guadeloupe, in the E West Indies.
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • polar equation — an equation in which the variables are polar coordinates.
  • polar maritime — a type of cold, wet air mass originating at high latitudes over ocean areas
  • polar outbreak — a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions.
  • polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
  • polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
  • polymerization — the act or process of forming a polymer or polymeric compound.
  • polyunsaturate — a polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid.
  • pop-up toaster — a toaster that has a mechanism that pushes slices of toast up when they are done
  • port charlotte — a town in SW Florida.
  • port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
  • port-au-prince — Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
  • portulacaceous — belonging to the Portulacaceae, the purslane family of plants.
  • position paper — a formal, usually detailed written statement, especially regarding a single issue, that articulates a position, viewpoint, or policy, as of a government, organization, or political candidate.
  • positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
  • post operative — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • post-breakfast — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
  • post-cartesian — of or relating to Descartes, his mathematical methods, or his philosophy, especially with regard to its emphasis on logical analysis and its mechanistic interpretation of physical nature.
  • post-operative — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • post-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
  • postal service — organized handling and delivery of mail
  • poste restante — a direction written on mail to indicate that it should be held at the post office until called for by the addressee.
  • posterolateral — situated both laterally and at the posterior
  • postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
  • postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
  • potts-fracture — a fracture of the lower fibula and of the malleolus of the tibia, resulting in outward displacement of the foot.
  • poultry farmer — a person who rears domestic fowls, esp chickens, for their eggs or meat
  • powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
  • power-assisted — a procedure for supplementing or replacing the manual effort needed to operate a device or system, often by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical means.
  • practical joke — a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position.
  • practice nurse — a nurse who works in a medical practice or surgery
  • practice-teach — to work as a practice teacher.
  • prairie oyster — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
  • prairie turnip — breadroot.
  • prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
  • prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
  • pre-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
  • pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • pre-accredited — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
  • pre-anticipate — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
  • pre-assumption — something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
  • pre-calculated — to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
  • pre-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
  • pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
  • pre-earthquake — a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
  • pre-generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
  • pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
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