14-letter words containing a, r, o, u, s, e
- diamondiferous — containing or yielding diamonds for mining.
- dioscoreaceous — of or relating to the Dioscoreaceae family of monocotyledonous plants that includes the yam (genus Dioscurea)
- dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
- disadventurous — unlucky or disastrous
- discourageable — Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- doubly serrate — biserrate
- dowager's hump — a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.
- draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- earl of surrey — Earl of (Henry Howard) 1517?–47, English poet.
- eastern europe — geography: Russia, Baltic Republics, etc.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- enclosure wall — a wall that encloses a piece of land
- encouragements — Plural form of encouragement.
- enteropneustal — relating to enteropneusts
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- escrow account — account held on sb else's behalf
- espíritu santo — an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- european bison — a closely related and similar animal, Bison bonasus, formerly widespread in Europe
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- exclusionarily — In an exclusionary manner; so as to exclude.
- exposure value — the quantity of light hitting a photographic film, as determined by aperture values and shutter speed
- extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
- extraforaneous — (nonce, archaic) outdoor.
- extraneousness — The state of being extraneous or inessential and irrelevant; extrinsic.
- facinorousness — the quality of being facinorous
- farmhouse loaf — a large white loaf, baked in a tin, with slightly curved sides and top
- favourableness — The state or condition of being favourable.
- flagelliferous — bearing a flagellum
- foraminiferous — Having small openings, or foramina.
- fraise du bois — a wild strawberry.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- garrison house — a style of early New England house in which the second floor projects beyond the first.
- gastroduodenal — of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- go gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
- greenhouse gas — any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons.
- gregariousness — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices