14-letter words containing d, e, s, u
- blurred vision — a condition which makes it impossible to see clearly
- boarding house — A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
- border dispute — a disagreement between countries about where the border between them should be drawn
- bound moisture — Bound moisture is liquid in a solid, which exerts a vapor pressure that is less than the pure liquid would do at the same temperature.
- boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
- broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms
- brushed cotton — cotton fabric that is brushed to remove excess lint and fibres to leave a soft, smooth finish
- budget surplus — the amount by which government income from taxation, customs duties, etc, exceeds expenditure in any one fiscal year
- builder's knot — clove hitch
- bull-nosed bow — a bow having a bulbous forefoot.
- cadaverousness — of or like a corpse.
- calculatedness — the state of being calculated
- candlesnuffers — Plural form of candlesnuffer.
- capparidaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Capparidaceae (or (Capparaceae), a family of plants, mostly shrubs including the caper, of warm tropical regions
- cardiac muscle — a specialized form of striated muscle occurring in the hearts of vertebrates.
- carousel fraud — the practice of importing goods from a country where they are not subject to VAT, selling them with VAT added, then deliberately not paying the VAT to the government
- cheese product — a processed cheese consisting in the U.S. of at least 50 percent cheese to which cheese whey or whey albumin may be added.
- choroid plexus — a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid
- circumbendibus — a circumlocution
- class schedule — In a school or college, a class schedule is a list that shows the times in the week at which particular subjects are taught. You can also refer to the range of subjects that a student learns or the classes that a teacher teaches as their class schedule.
- closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
- closed couplet — a couplet that concludes with an end-stopped line.
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- clouded sulfur — a sulfur butterfly, Colias philodice, having yellow wings with black edges and larvae that feed on clover and other legumes.
- coffee grounds — the used ground beans that remain in a pot or coffee-maker
- commodiousness — The state or quality of being commodious.
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conductivities — Plural form of conductivity.
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- consumer goods — Consumer goods are items bought by people for their own use, rather than by businesses. Compare capital goods.
- contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- convolutedness — twisted; coiled.
- corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
- countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
- counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
- cover-shoulder — a type of blouse worn in Ghana
- credit squeeze — the control of credit facilities as an instrument of economic policy, associated with restrictions on bank loans and overdrafts, raised interest rates, etc
- crested auklet — any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- crossed cheque — a cheque with two parallel lines on it, which is payable only into a bank account
- cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
- crushed velvet — velvet with a flat finish that has a creased effect
- cuisenaire rod — one of a set of rods of various colours and lengths representing different numbers, used to teach arithmetic to young children
- custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
- cut sheet feed — the automatic movement of single sheets of paper through the platen of the printer
- daguerreotypes — Plural form of daguerreotype.
- damascus steel — a hard flexible steel with wavy markings caused by forging the metal in strips: used for sword blades
- data structure — an organized form, such as an array list or string, in which connected data items are held in a computer
- data warehouse — Computers. a large, centralized collection of digital data gathered from various units within an organization: The annual report uses information from the data warehouse.
- daughterboards — Plural form of daughterboard.