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15-letter words containing d, a, r, s, o, n

  • subsidiary coin — a coin, especially one made of silver, having a value less than that of the monetary unit.
  • superordination — Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
  • take one's word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
  • terminator seed — a seed that produces sterile plants, used in some genetically modified crops so that a new supply of seeds has to be bought every year
  • thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
  • tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
  • to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
  • trading profits — profits made from the buying and selling of goods and services
  • trans-jordanian — of or relating to the former Trans-Jordan (now Jordan) or its inhabitants
  • transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
  • transportedness — the quality or state of being carried away with pleasure or rapture
  • tree of sadness — night jasmine (def 1).
  • trojan asteroid — one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°
  • ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
  • ultrasound scan — sonograph examination
  • un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
  • unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
  • unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
  • undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
  • under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
  • undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • underestimation — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
  • universal donor — a person with blood of group O.
  • unskilled labor — work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
  • victoria island — an island off the coast of N Canada, in the Arctic Ocean. 80,340 sq. mi. (208,081 sq. km).
  • w.h. richardsonHenry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
  • waddesdon manor — a mansion near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire: built (1880–89) in the French style for the Rothschild family: noted for its furnishings and collections of porcelain and paintings
  • wilderness road — a 300-mile (500-km) route from eastern Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, explored by Daniel Boone in 1769 and marked as a trail by him and other pioneers in 1775: a major route for early settlers moving west.
  • winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
  • wrongheadedness — The state of being wrongheaded.
  • x-ray diagnosis — diagnosis by means of an X-ray
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