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14-letter words containing d, e, g, l

  • card catalogue — a catalogue of books, papers, etc, filed on cards
  • cartridge belt — a belt with pockets for cartridge clips or loops for cartridges
  • cartridge clip — a metallic container holding cartridges for an automatic firearm
  • checkered flag — a flag having a pattern of black and white squares, used to signal that a car has crossed the finish line and completed its race.
  • chequered flag — the black-and-white checked flag traditionally shown to the winner and all finishers at the end of a motor race by a senior race official
  • child guidance — the counselling of emotionally disturbed children
  • chladni figure — a pattern formed by fine powder placed on a vibrating surface, used to display the positions of nodes and antinodes
  • clapper bridge — a primitive type of bridge in which planks or slabs of stone rest on piles of stones
  • cleaning fluid — a solvent or other solution for removing stains or cleaning particular objects
  • clingmans dome — mountain on the Tenn.-N.C. border; highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains: 6,642 ft (2,024 m)
  • closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
  • clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
  • cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
  • credentialling — the practice of analysing the credentials of an individual or organization
  • cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
  • cylinder glass — a sheet of glass formed originally in the shape of a cylinder and then divided lengthwise and flattened.
  • dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
  • daddy longlegs — A daddy longlegs is a flying insect with very long legs.
  • daddy-longlegs — Also called harvestman. any of numerous spiderlike arachnids of the order Opiliones, having a compact rounded body and extremely long, slender legs.
  • damage control — Damage control is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely.
  • darning needle — a long needle with a large eye used for darning
  • data modelling — data model
  • daughterliness — The quality of being daughterly.
  • dcc technology — DCC technology uses a catalytic process to convert heavy hydrocarbons into light olefins.
  • de los angeles — Victoria (bikˈtorja). 1923–2005, Spanish soprano
  • de-icing fluid — a liquid that removes or discourages the formation of ice
  • debugging tool — debugger
  • decentralising — Present participle of decentralise.
  • decentralizing — Present participle of decentralize.
  • defibrillating — Present participle of defibrillate.
  • deflagrability — the state or quality of being deflagrable
  • delegitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
  • delegitimatize — delegitimize.
  • delegitimizing — Present participle of delegitimize.
  • delightfulness — The state or quality of being delightful.
  • demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
  • demilitarizing — Present participle of demilitarize.
  • demineralizing — Present participle of demineralize.
  • demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
  • demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
  • demythologized — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologize.
  • demythologizer — a person who removes mythical elements from something
  • dental hygiene — the maintenance of the teeth and gums in healthy condition, esp by proper brushing, the removal of plaque, etc
  • dental surgeon — dentist who carries out surgery
  • dental surgery — a place where a dentist can be consulted
  • denuclearizing — Present participle of denuclearize.
  • depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
  • depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
  • depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
  • dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
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