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15-letter words containing d, e, t, r, s

  • the cordilleras — the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains
  • the desert rats — nickname for the British 7th Armoured Division during WWII
  • the disappeared — people who have been arrested secretly or abuducted and presumably imprisoned or killed
  • the first-named — something that is specified or named first
  • the netherlands — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
  • the present day — The present day is the period of history that we are in now.
  • the second form — the second year of secondary school
  • the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
  • the-ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
  • thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
  • thermoperiodism — the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
  • third dimension — the additional dimension by which a solid object is distinguished from a planar projection of itself or from any planar object.
  • thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
  • threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
  • thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
  • tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
  • to do sb credit — If you say that something does someone credit, you mean that they should be praised or admired because of it.
  • to do your best — If you do your best or try your best to do something, you try as hard as you can to do it, or do it as well as you can.
  • to good purpose — with a good result or effect; advantageously
  • to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
  • to one's credit — commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due.
  • toreador fresco — a mural (c1500 b.c.) from Minoan Crete.
  • transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
  • transportedness — the quality or state of being carried away with pleasure or rapture
  • trapdoor spider — any of various, often large, spiders (esp. family Ctenizidae) that dig a burrow and cover the entrance with a hinged lid like a trapdoor
  • treacle mustard — a N temperate cruciferous annual plant, Erysimum cheiranthoides, having small yellow flowers. It is a common weed in cultivated ground
  • tread a measure — to dance
  • treasure island — (italics) a novel (1883) by R. L. Stevenson.
  • tree of sadness — night jasmine (def 1).
  • tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
  • tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
  • trojan asteroid — one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°
  • troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
  • tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
  • turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
  • turn inside out — If you say that something has been turned inside out, you mean that it is the opposite of what you expect or think it should be.
  • two-thirds rule — a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
  • ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
  • unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
  • unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
  • undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
  • under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
  • under secretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
  • under-secretary — UK ministerial position
  • undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • underestimation — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
  • underinvestment — insufficient investment or laying out of money with the expectation of profit
  • understandingly — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
  • unpractisedness — the quality or state of being unpractised
  • unprotected sex — an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy performed without the use of a condom, thus involving the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
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