14-letter words containing d, e, m, u, r, s
- mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
- mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- murder mystery — detective story, thriller
- music director — The music director of an orchestra or other group of musicians is the person who decides what they will play and where, and usually conducts them as well.
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- 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.
- osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
- pseudosymmetry — an apparent symmetry different from that appropriate to a crystal of a given mineral.
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- quadrumvirates — Plural form of quadrumvirate.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
- redisbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- reform judaism — Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- serious-minded — characterized by seriousness of intention, purpose, thought, etc.; earnest.
- service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
- sodium bromide — a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble solid, NaBr, used chiefly in photography as a developer, and in medicine as a sedative.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- sodium nitrite — Chemistry. a yellowish or white crystalline compound, NaNO 2 , soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and ether: used in the manufacture of dyes and as a color fixative.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- suicide bomber — A suicide bomber is a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion.
- summer pudding — a pudding made by filling a bread-lined basin with a purée of fruit, leaving it to soak, and then turning it out
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
- unadministered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- under-consumed — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- understatement — the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts: The journalist wrote that the earthquake had caused some damage. This turned out to be a massive understatement of the devastation.
- unmaterialised — not materialised
- vacuum residue — Vacuum residue is the substance which is obtained by vacuum distillation (= a process of separating substances by reducing pressure to less than atmospheric pressure).
- verisimilitude — the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability: The play lacked verisimilitude.
- young marrieds — young married people