14-letter words containing c, a, u, l, d, r
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
- hydraulic lift — an elevator operated by fluid pressure, especially one used for raising automobiles in service stations and garages.
- hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
- hydraulic ramp — a movable ramp operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
- loud and clear — loudly and clearly
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
- particularized — individualized
- pre-calculated — to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
- propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
- quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
- quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- squared circle — a wrestling ring
- squared splice — square splice.
- straddle truck — a self-propelled vehicle, having a chassis far above the ground, for carrying loads of lumber or the like beneath the chassis and between the wheels.
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.
- structuralized — to form into or make part of a structure.
- sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area