14-letter words containing d, a, m, s
- domestic abuse — physical or mental abuse towards a member of one's own household
- domestic rates — a type of taxation system used to fund local government
- domestic staff — servants
- domestications — Plural form of domestication.
- doomsday clock — an image of a clockface representing the time remaining before the onset of a global catastrophe in terms of a number of minutes before midnight
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- 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.
- dragon's mouth — arethusa (def 1).
- dramatisations — Plural form of dramatisation.
- dramatizations — Plural form of dramatization.
- dream analysis — the analysis of dreams as a means of gaining access to the unconscious mind, typically involving free association.
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- 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.
- e-mail address — electronic mail address
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- fairmindedness — Alt form fair-mindedness.
- flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
- fluid dynamics — the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- formal methods — (mathematics, specification) Mathematically based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems.
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- fragmentedness — The quality of being fragmented.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- fundamentalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
- fundamentalist — an adherent of fundamentalism, a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts: radical fundamentalists.
- gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling
- garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- gerald sussman — (person) (Gerald J. Sussman, Jerry) A noted hacker at MIT and one of the developers of SCHEME and 6.001.
- gold medallist — the winner of competition or race, who is awarded a gold medal
- golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
- good samaritan — a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30–37.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
- half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- ham-handedness — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- handicraftsman — a person skilled in a handicraft; craftsman.
- hardshell clam — quahog.
- headmastership — The role or position of headmaster.
- headmistresses — Plural form of headmistress.
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
- highland games — a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland
- hold to ransom — to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
- home and hosed — definitely safe or successful