14-letter words containing ace
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- slave bracelet — a braceletlike, ornamental circlet or chain worn around the ankle.
- space invaders — a video or computer game, the object of which is to destroy attacking alien spacecraft
- space medicine — the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.
- space platform — space station.
- space sickness — a complex of symptoms including nausea, lethargy, headache, and sweating, occurring among astronauts under conditions of weightlessness.
- stand the pace — to keep up with the speed or rate of others
- state of grace — grace (def 8d).
- sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
- submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- surface worker — a person who works on or near the ground surface
- surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
- surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
- temple terrace — a town in W Florida.
- terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
- the cretaceous — the Cretaceous period or rock system
- the human race — mankind
- the salicaceae — a chiefly N temperate family of trees and shrubs having catkins: includes the willows and poplars
- the space race — competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the superior power in outer space, in terms of exploration, manned space flights, and lunar landings; it is generally considered as beginning in 1957 and ending in the mid-1970s
- the-peacemaker — (Albert Edward"the Peacemaker") 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).
- thiacetic acid — thioacetic acid.
- thorough brace — either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
- thymelaeaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon
- to make a face — If you make a face, you show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by putting an exaggerated expression on your face, for example by sticking out your tongue. In British English, you can also say pull a face.
- transplacental — across or passing through the placenta.
- trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- two-horse race — a competition, election, etc, in which there are only two teams or candidates with a chance of winning
- ungracefulness — the state of being ungraceful
- user interface — the interface features through which users interact with the hardware and software of computers and other electronic devices. Abbreviation: UI.
- valerianaceous — belonging to the plant family Valerianaceae.
- vinylacetylene — a colorless, volatile liquid, C 4 H 4 , used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of the synthetic rubber neoprene.
- wallace's line — an imaginary line that separates the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions and passes between Bali and Lombok, west of Celebes, and east of the Philippines.
- waste of space — If you describe someone or something as a waste of space, you are indicating that you have a very low opinion of them.
- watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
- western thrace — an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- with bad grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- zingiberaceous — belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.
- zinziberaceous — zingiberaceous.