14-letter words containing d, a, u, e, r, s
- great unwashed — the general public; the populace or masses.
- half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- harewood house — a mansion near Harrogate in Yorkshire: built 1759–71 by John Carr for the Lascelles family; interior decoration by Robert Adam
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- house of cards — a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.
- household arts — activities such as sewing, cooking, etc, that are conducted in the running of a household
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- industrialised — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrialized — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of industrialize.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- jerusalem date — butterfly flower.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- laetare sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent when the introit begins with “ Laetare Jerusalem ” (Rejoice ye, Jerusalem).
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- league leaders — the team at the top of a league
- liquid measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring liquid commodities, as milk or oil. English system: 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Metric system: 1000 milliliters = 1 liter; 1000 liters = 1 kiloliter (= 1 cubic meter).
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- malodorousness — The state or condition of being malodorous.
- marmalade bush — a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
- master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- mature student — sb enrolled in study after usual age
- measure swords — to duel with swords
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misunderstands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misunderstand.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- 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.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- of your dreams — If you describe someone or something as the person or thing of your dreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
- pas de bourree — a short running step.
- picture spread — an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause.
- powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
- pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
- pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.