14-letter words containing a, d, e, r, s, t
- blind staggers — the staggers
- blister-packed — presented in a blister pack
- born yesterday — brought forth by birth.
- boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
- brandy snifter — snifter (def 1).
- breakfast food — any prepared cereal for breakfast
- breast-feeding — to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
- broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms
- brood parasite — a young bird hatched and reared by birds of a different species as a result of brood parasitism.
- cardiac arrest — A cardiac arrest is a heart attack.
- cardiocentesis — surgical puncture of the heart
- cartridge case — a cylindrical, usually metal casing capable of being loaded with an explosive charge and often also a bullet
- catastrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of catastrophize.
- celebratedness — the quality or condition of being celebrated
- charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
- chest expander — a device for strengthening the chest muscles, consisting of two handles attached to strong springs or elastic cords that the user pulls apart across the chest
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
- collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
- confederations — Plural form of confederation.
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- considerations — Plural form of consideration.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- contractedness — the state of being shortened
- coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
- copperfastened — Simple past tense and past participle of copperfasten.
- countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
- counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
- credit charges — the charges applied by credit card companies to customers buying goods on credit
- creditableness — The state or quality of being creditable.
- crested auklet — any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- crested lizard — a long-tailed iguanid lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, of arid areas in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, having a row of enlarged scales down the back.
- critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
- cross-addicted — addicted to two or more substances simultaneously.
- cross-gartered — (in Elizabethan and other costumes) wearing garters crisscrossed on the leg.
- crystal defect — defect (def 3).
- custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
- dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
- daguerreotypes — Plural form of daguerreotype.
- daniel webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- data processor — a computer that is capable of performing operations on data in order to extract information, reorder files, etc
- data structure — an organized form, such as an array list or string, in which connected data items are held in a computer
- data warehouse — Computers. a large, centralized collection of digital data gathered from various units within an organization: The annual report uses information from the data warehouse.
- dating service — a service that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
- daughterboards — Plural form of daughterboard.
- daughterliness — The quality of being daughterly.
- dead president — a banknote
- dead sea fruit — something that appears to be beautiful or full of promise but is in reality nothing but illusion and disappointment.
- dead to rights — in an undeniably incriminating situation; red-handed
- decentralising — Present participle of decentralise.