14-letter words containing c, a, t, h, d
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- dance of death — a pictorial, literary, or musical representation, current esp in the Middle Ages, of a dance in which living people, in order of social precedence, are led off to their graves, by a personification of death
- dark chocolate — Dark chocolate is dark brown chocolate that has a stronger and less sweet taste than milk chocolate.
- darning stitch — a stitch used in darning that imitates the texture of the fabric that is to be mended
- data hierarchy — The system of data objects which provide the methods for information storage and retrieval. Broadly, a data hierarchy may be considered to be either natural, which arises from the alphabet or syntax of the language in which the information is expressed, or machine, which reflects the facilities of the computer, both hardware and software. A natural data hierarchy might consist of bits, characters, words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, and chapters. One might use components bound to an application, such as field, record, and file, and these would ordinarily be further specified by having data descriptors such as name field, address field, etc. On the other hand, a machine or software system might use bit, byte, word, block, partition, channel, and port. Programming languages often provide types or objects which can create data hierarchies of arbitrary complexity, thus allowing software system designers to model language structures described by the linguist to greater or lesser degree. The distinction between the natural form of data and the facilities provided by the machine may be obscure, because users force their needs into the molds provided, and programmers change machine designs. As an example, the natural data type "character" and the machine type "byte" are often used interchangeably, because the latter has evolved to meet the need of representing the former.
- death instinct — the destructive or aggressive instinct, based on a compulsion to return to an earlier harmonious state and, ultimately, to nonexistence
- death sentence — A death sentence is a punishment of death given by a judge to someone who has been found guilty of a serious crime such as murder.
- deathbed scene — a depiction in art or literature of events that take place at somebody's deathbed
- dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
- dechristianize — to make non-Christian
- decorated shed — a contemporary design concept characterized by buildings generally of purely utilitarian design but with fronts intended to give them more grandeur or to announce their functions.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- detached house — a house that is not joined to any other house
- diagonal cloth — a twilled fabric woven with distinctly diagonal lines.
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- dichotomically — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
- directed graph — (digraph) A graph with one-way edges. See also directed acyclic graph.
- discharge rate — The discharge rate is the rate at which a process produces waste or a product.
- discharge tube — gas tube.
- disenchantment — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disenchantress — a woman who disenchants
- disinheritance — Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
- dispatch rider — a horseman or motorcyclist who carries dispatches
- dithionic acid — a strong, unstable acid, H 2 S 2 O 6 , known only in solution and in the form of its salts.
- down the hatch — drinks toast
- draconic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- drag parachute — drogue parachute (def 2).
- drag-parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- drainage ditch — a ditch that excess water drains into
- draw the crabs — to attract unwelcome attention
- dream merchant — a person, as a moviemaker or advertiser, who panders to or seeks to develop the public's craving for luxury, romance, or escapism.
- dutch colonial — of or relating to the domestic architecture of Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey, often characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves over porches on the long sides.
- dutch cupboard — a buffet with open upper shelves.
- dutchman's log — a method of gauging a ship's speed, in which the distance between two shipboard observation stations is divided by the time elapsing between the throwing overboard of an object by the first station and the sighting of it by the second.
- dwarf chestnut — the edible nut of the chinquapin tree
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- ethnomedicinal — Pertaining to ethnomedicine.
- extractor hood — a fan used over a cooker to remove fumes
- farfetchedness — the quality of being far-fetched
- fireside chats — an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
- galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
- half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.