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.