16-letter words containing d, e, s, a
- take holy orders — to become ordained
- tandem computers — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
- tea and sympathy — a caring attitude, esp to someone in trouble
- tell one's beads — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- ten commandments — Bible: instructions given to Moses
- tension headache — a headache caused by muscle tension resulting from stress or overwork
- tequendama falls — a waterfall in central Colombia, on the Bogota River, SW of Bogota. 515 feet (157 meters) high.
- terminus ad quem — the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.
- thaddeus stevens — Alfred, 1817–75, English painter and sculptor.
- the barren lands — a region of tundra in N Canada, extending westwards from Hudson Bay: sparsely inhabited, chiefly by Inuit
- the red brigades — a group of urban guerrillas, based in Italy, who kidnapped and murdered the former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro (1916–78) in 1978
- the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
- the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
- the south island — the largest island of New Zealand, separated from the North Island by the Cook Strait. Pop: 1 048 200 (2013 est). Area: 153 947 sq km (59 439 sq miles)
- the subsidiariat — a collective term for the news sources that would not survive without being subsidized directly (by a government, etc), or indirectly (through sharing a parent company with another more profitable revenue source)
- the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
- the-card-players — a painting (1892) by Paul Cézanne.
- thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
- tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
- tiger salamander — a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, common in North America, having a dark body marked with yellowish spots or bars.
- to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
- to pass judgment — If you pass judgment on someone or something, you give your opinion about it, especially if you are making a criticism.
- to pay dividends — If something pays dividends, it brings advantages at a later date.
- to spend a penny — If someone says that they are going to spend a penny, they mean that they are going to go to the toilet.
- transcendentally — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
- transconductance — the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
- transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
- transfer student — a student who moves from one institution or course to another at the same level (e.g. undergraduate)
- transpeptidation — the process of transferring an amino acid or group of amino acids from one compound to another.
- trap-door spider — any of several burrowing spiders, of the family Ctenizidae, that construct a tubular nest with a hinged lid.
- tread the boards — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
- tried-and-tested — recognized as reliable; found to be successful
- true-heartedness — the quality of being true-hearted
- tungsten carbide — a very hard, black or gray compound of tungsten and carbon, used in the manufacture of cutting and abrasion tools, dies, and wear-resistant machine parts.
- two-tailed pasha — a distinctive vanessid butterfly of S Europe, Charaxes jasius, having mottled brown wings with a yellow-orange margin and frilled hind edges
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- type ii diabetes — diabetes (def 4).
- under bare poles — (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set
- undercompensated — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- undersecretariat — a department or section of a ministry of which an under secretary is in charge.
- unissued capital — authorized capital that has not yet been issued as shares
- unrealized gains — Unrealized gains are gains from the increase in value of an asset that you still own.
- ununderstandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- upland sandpiper — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- vauxhall gardens — a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859
- venereal disease — sexually transmitted disease. Abbreviation: VD.
- venus and adonis — a narrative poem (1593) by Shakespeare.
- vesuvianite jade — a green variety of vesuvianite, used as a gem: not a true jade.