14-letter words containing d, e, g, r, s, o
- for god's sake — Some people use expressions such as for God's sake, for heaven's sake, for goodness sake, or for Pete's sake in order to express annoyance or impatience, or to add force to a question or request. The expressions 'for God's sake' and 'for Christ's sake' could cause offence.
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- gastroduodenal — of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- go pear-shaped — If a situation goes pear-shaped, bad things start happening.
- golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
- grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
- graveyard slot — the hours from late night until early morning when the number of people watching television is at its lowest
- great red spot — a large, usually reddish gaseous vortex on the surface of Jupiter, about 14,000 by 30,000 km, that drifts about slowly as the planet rotates and has been observed for several hundred years.
- great-grandson — a grandson of one's son or daughter.
- groundlessness — The state or condition of being groundless.
- groundsel tree — a composite shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, having dull, gray-green leaves and fruit with tufts of long, white hair, growing in salt marshes of eastern North America.
- groundskeepers — Plural form of groundskeeper.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- headstrongness — The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
- honours degree — a degree at honours level
- hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
- marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- miscategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- mother goddess — Kālī.
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- non-discerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
- power dressing — a style of dressing in severely tailored suits, adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
- predesignation — to designate beforehand.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- producer goods — goods, such as raw materials and machines, that are used in producing other goods
- progress board — a department of an organization, company, etc, that oversees and ensures progress, advance or development
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- pseudo-generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.