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

  • spiritus asper — rough breathing.
  • spotted laurel — an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
  • start-up money — money that is spent on setting up a new business or other project
  • statutory rape — sexual intercourse or other sexual relations with a person under the legal age of consent, which age varies in different states. See also rape1 (def 1).
  • stream capture — piracy (def 3).
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
  • subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
  • sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
  • sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
  • super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
  • superabsorbent — extremely or unusually absorbent: superabsorbent fibers.
  • superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
  • superannuation — the act of superannuating.
  • supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
  • superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
  • supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
  • supererogatory — going beyond the requirements of duty.
  • superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superimportant — extremely important
  • superinflation — hyperinflation.
  • superinsulated — highly insulated
  • supernaturally — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
  • superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
  • superpatriotic — characteristic of a superpatriot
  • superphosphate — Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.
  • supersaturated — to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.
  • supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
  • superspectacle — an extravagant cinematic spectacle, esp the silent Italian films of the early 1900s
  • superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
  • superterranean — situated, or living, on the earth's surface
  • supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
  • suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
  • surprise party — a party or celebration planned for someone as a surprise.
  • take a picture — capture sb or sth on camera
  • tall buttercup — a Eurasian buttercup, Ranunculus acris, naturalized in North American fields and meadows, having a tall stem and shiny yellow flowers.
  • 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)
  • telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
  • temper tantrum — tantrum.
  • temperamentful — full of temperament
  • temporary duty — duty of limited duration performed with an organization other than the one to which a person is normally attached or assigned. Abbreviation: TDY.
  • 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 upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
  • the upper hand — If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.
  • thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
  • torque spanner — a spanner having a torque-limiting mechanism which can be set to a predetermined value
  • total pressure — Total pressure is the total of static pressure p, dynamic pressure q, and gravitational head.
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