14-letter words containing d, e, n, i, a, l
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- double-dealing — duplicity; treachery; deception.
- dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
- dovetail joint — A dovetail or a dovetail joint is a joint used for fitting two pieces of wood tightly together.
- dovetail plane — a plane for cutting tongues and grooves with parallel or inclined sides.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- dragline crane — an excavating crane having a bucket that is dropped from a boom and dragged toward the crane base by a cable.
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
- dream analysis — the analysis of dreams as a means of gaining access to the unconscious mind, typically involving free association.
- dressing glass — a small, adjustable mirror designed to stand on a dressing table.
- dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
- drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
- driving barrel — (in a weight-driven clock) the drum turned by the descent of the weight, which drives the clock mechanism.
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- dwelling place — a dwelling.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
- edging lobelia — a trailing lobelia, Lobelia erinus, of southern Africa, having loose clusters of blue flowers.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- educationalist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- elevated train — a train that runs on an elevated railway
- ellice islands — group of islands in the WC Pacific, north of Fiji: under British control, 1892-1978; name changed to Tuvalu in 1976 and as such became independent in 1978
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- encyclopaediae — Irregular plural form of encyclopaedia.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedical — (American spelling) alternative spelling of encyclopaedical.
- endodontically — according to the practice of endodontics
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- english saddle — a lightweight saddle with a low cantle and pommel and no horn, designed to place the rider's weight forward onto the withers
- ethnomedicinal — Pertaining to ethnomedicine.
- euclidean norm — (mathematics) The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
- exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- extension lead — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
- faeroe islands — group of Danish islands in the N Atlantic, between Iceland & the Shetland Islands: 540 sq mi (1,399 sq km); pop. 44,000
- fantail darter — a North American freshwater fish, Etheostoma flabellare, of the perch family.
- federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
- federalization — to bring under the control of a federal government: to federalize the National Guard.
- fiddle pattern — a pattern of spoon or fork having a handle that narrows abruptly from a broad, flat upper part and terminates with a pronounced shoulder above the bowl or tines.
- field guidance — a method of guiding a missile to a point within a gravitational or radio field by means of the properties of the field
- final dividend — the dividend paid on the basis of a company's results for a whole financial year. The final dividend is usually voted on at a company's AGM
- final judgment — judgment (def 8).
- finite decimal — a decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as ⅛ = 0.125 (contrasted with nonterminating decimal).