14-letter words containing t, r, i, a, l
- straight stall — a narrow, oblong stall in which a horse or other animal cannot turn around.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- straining sill — (in a roof with a queen post) a compression member lying along the tie beam and separating the feet of the struts.
- strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
- straits dollar — a former silver coin and monetary unit of the Straits Settlements.
- street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
- strip planting — the growing of different crops on alternate strips of ground that usually follow the contour of the land, a recourse to minimize erosion.
- striped marlin — a marlin, Tetrapturus audax, of the Pacific Ocean, having the sides of the body marked with dark blue vertical stripes, valued for sport and food.
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- subterrestrial — underground; subterranean.
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
- superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- supportability — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- supra-national — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
- tabes dorsalis — syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis.
- tabularization — the act of tabularizing
- tachygraphical — characteristic of tachygraphy
- tailgate party — A tailgate party is a social gathering at which food is served from or near a vehicle, especially in a parking lot before a sports game.
- tailor's chalk — hardened chalk or soapstone used to make temporary guide marks on a garment that is being altered.
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
- take liberties — If you take liberties or take a liberty with someone or something, you act in a way that is too free and does not show enough respect.
- tandem trailer — Also called double-bottom, double-trailer truck, tandem. a very long rig consisting of a tractor pulling two trailers hooked up one behind another.
- target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
- tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
- tate galleries — two art galleries in London, the original Tate Gallery (1897), now Tate Britain, and Tate Modern, created in the former Bankside power station in 2000
- tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
- teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
- technical area — the area at the side of the pitch to which managers, trainers, coaches, etc are restricted during play
- telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
- telejournalist — a journalist who writes for or broadcasts on television
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- telomerization — polymerization in the presence of a chain transfer agent to yield a series of products of low molecular weight
- terbium metals — a series of closely related rare-earth elements, including terbium, gadolinium, europium, and, sometimes, dysprosium
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies