14-letter words containing t, e, l, p
- route flapping — flapping router
- rufflette tape — a kind of heading tape for curtains
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- rummelgumption — commonsense
- rummlegumption — common sense
- sable antelope — a large antelope, Hippotragus niger, of Africa, with long, saberlike horns and, in the male, a black coat: an endangered species.
- salt dome trap — A salt dome trap is an area where oil has been trapped underground by salt pushing upward.
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
- self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
- self-dependent — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-operative — automatic.
- self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- self-publicist — someone who is skilled at promoting him or herself
- self-replicate — (of a computer virus, etc) to reproduce itself
- selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- semielliptical — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
- sesquipedality — given to using long words.
- set an example — If you set an example, you encourage or inspire people by your behaviour to behave or act in a similar way.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- silent partner — a partner taking no active part in the conduct of a business.
- silver protein — any of several colloidal silver solutions containing silver and a protein, as albumin: formerly used in treating inflammation of mucous membranes
- simple protein — a protein that yields only amino acids and no other major products when hydrolyzed (contrasted with conjugated protein).
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
- sistine chapel — the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slatwall panel — A slatwall panel is a slatted surface which can be fixed to the wall from which shelves or hooks can be hung at varying heights to display merchandise.
- sleep movement — the folding together of leaflets, petals, etc, that occurs at night in certain plants, such as the prayer plant (Maranta leuconura)
- sleep together — have sex with one another
- sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
- sleeping giant — If you refer to someone or something as a sleeping giant, you mean that they are powerful but they have not yet shown the full extent of their power.
- small potatoes — a person or thing of little significance, importance, or value: His salary was small potatoes for an executive of his ability.
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
- space platform — space station.
- spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
- spatiotemporal — pertaining to space-time.
- special effect — Usually, special effects. a video or audio illusion in film or other media, created with computer-generated images, prosthetic makeup, pyrotechnics, etc.