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14-letter words containing a, g, r

  • draggle-tailed — untidy; bedraggled; slovenly.
  • dragline crane — an excavating crane having a bucket that is dropped from a boom and dragged toward the crane base by a cable.
  • dragon's blood — a deep-red, water-insoluble resin exuding from the fruit of a palm, Daemonorops draco, of the Malay Archipelago, used chiefly in the preparation of varnishes and in photoengraving for protecting certain areas of the metal plate from the acid.
  • dragon's mouth — arethusa (def 1).
  • dragon's teeth — conical or wedge-shaped concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II
  • drainage basin — the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also called catchment area, drainage area. Compare watershed (def 2).
  • drainage ditch — a ditch that excess water drains into
  • drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
  • draining board — The draining board is the place on a sink unit where things such as cups, plates, and cutlery are put to drain after they have been washed.
  • draining spoon — a spoon with holes in it
  • draughts board — A draughts board is a square board for playing draughts, with 64 equal-sized, black and white squares.
  • draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
  • drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
  • drawing office — an office where drawings are made
  • dressing glass — a small, adjustable mirror designed to stand on a dressing table.
  • dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
  • drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
  • drinking straw — thin plastic tube for sucking up liquids
  • drinking water — water that is safe to drink
  • driving barrel — (in a weight-driven clock) the drum turned by the descent of the weight, which drives the clock mechanism.
  • drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
  • drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
  • drunk dialling — the practice of making a phone call while drunk, esp to someone about whom one has romantic notions
  • dungeness crab — an edible crab, Cancer magister, of shallow Pacific coastal waters from northern California to Alaska.
  • earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
  • earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
  • east greenwich — a town in central Rhode Island.
  • eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
  • echocardiogram — a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph.
  • edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
  • editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
  • effort bargain — a bargain in which the reward to an employee is based on the effort that the employee puts in
  • egalitarianism — belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
  • egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
  • electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
  • electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
  • electromyogram — A record or display produced by electromyography.
  • electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
  • elephant grass — any of various stout tropical grasses or grasslike plants, esp Pennisetum purpureum, and Typha elephantina, a type of reed mace
  • eleventh grade — the eleventh year of school, when students are 16 or 17 years old
  • embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
  • emergency call — a telephone call to the emergency services made during an emergency
  • emergency ward — a ward in a hospital that deals with patients who need emergency treatment
  • emilia-romagna — a region of N central Italy, on the Adriatic: rises from the plains of the Po valley in the north to the Apennines in the south. Capital: Bologna. Pop: 4 030 220 (2003 est). Area: 22 123 sq km (8628 sq miles)
  • encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
  • encephalograph — any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram
  • encouragements — Plural form of encouragement.
  • energy balance — An energy balance is a consideration of the energy input, output, and consumption or generation in a process or stage.
  • energy company — a company that produces energy, such as electricity
  • engine failure — failure to operate by the engine of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle
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