14-letter words containing a, d, e, n, s
- non-stratified — to form or place in strata or layers.
- nonclandestine — not clandestine or secret; open
- noncondensable — lacking the ability to be condensed
- nondimensional — Not dimensional.
- nonestablished — without the official support of the government
- nonparasitized — Not having been parasitized.
- nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- off one's head — If you say that someone is off their head, you think that their ideas or behaviour are very strange, foolish, or dangerous.
- old line state — Maryland (used as a nickname).
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- on one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- ondes martenot — an electronic keyboard instrument in which the frequency of an oscillator is varied to produce separate musical notes
- one's head off — loudly or excessively
- openhandedness — The characteristic of being openhanded.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
- ordnance corps — a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- painted desert — a region in N central Arizona, E of the Colorado River: many-colored rock surfaces.
- panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
- paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- partners' desk — a desk constructed so that two people may work at it face-to-face, as one having a kneehole and drawers on two fronts.
- passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
- passenger side — the side of a car which is not the driver's side
- pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
- pay one's dues — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
- pedanticalness — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pedestal basin — a wash-hand basin supported by a pedestal
- pedestrianized — A pedestrianized area has been made into an area that is intended for pedestrians, not vehicles.
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- persian blinds — persiennes
- piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- polar distance — codeclination.
- ponderosa pine — Also called western yellow pine. a large pine, Pinus ponderosa, of western North America, having yellowish-brown bark: the state tree of Montana.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
- pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.