14-letter words containing d, e, u, t, r
- gunpowder plot — an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
- handbrake turn — a turn sharply reversing the direction of a vehicle by speedily applying the handbrake while turning the steering wheel
- hardy ageratum — the mistflower.
- heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- household arts — activities such as sewing, cooking, etc, that are conducted in the running of a household
- hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
- ill-suited for — unsuitable for something
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indestructible — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- indestructibly — In a way or to an extent that is indestructible.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- industrialised — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrialized — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of industrialize.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- interdiffusion — mutual diffusion of fluids
- internal audit — an audit conducted by company accountants on a regular basis (distinguished from independent audit).
- intramedullary — located within the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, or bone marrow
- irreducibility — (uncountable) The quality or degree of being irreducible.
- jerusalem date — butterfly flower.
- juxtamedullary — (anatomy) next to the edge of the medulla (of the kidney).
- kentucky derby — a horse race for three-year-olds, run annually since 1875, on the first Saturday in May, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.: the first race in the Triple Crown.
- kentucky fried — Southern-fried (def 1).
- knuckle-duster — brass knuckles.
- knuckledusters — Plural form of knuckleduster.
- laetare sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent when the introit begins with “ Laetare Jerusalem ” (Rejoice ye, Jerusalem).
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- leather-lunged — speaking or capable of speaking in a loud, resonant voice, especially for prolonged periods: The leather-lunged senator carried on the filibuster for 18 hours.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- mature student — sb enrolled in study after usual age
- maturity yield — Finance. the rate of return on a bond expressed as a percentage that accounts for the difference between the interest earned based on current market value and that earned if the bond is held to maturity.
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- metanephridium — (anatomy) A vasiform excretory gland observed in invertebrates, such as annelids, arthropods and molluscs.
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- misunderstands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misunderstand.
- mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
- much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
- muddle through — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.