14-letter words containing d, i, e, s, l, h
- lady's-thistle — a composite plant, Silybum marianum, of the Mediterranean region, having glossy, spiny leaves and purplish-red flower heads.
- landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- like a dervish — If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.
- medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
- medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
- medieval welsh — the Welsh language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from about 1150 through the early 15th century.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- methodologists — Plural form of methodologist.
- middle chinese — the Chinese language of the 7th and 8th centuries a.d. Abbreviation: MChin.
- middle english — the English language of the period c1150–c1475. Abbreviation: ME.
- middle flemish — the Flemish language of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- news headlines — a short news broadcast briefly outlining the main news stories of the day
- nonestablished — without the official support of the government
- old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- pidgin english — a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports.
- polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
- preestablished — to establish beforehand.
- prepsychedelic — describing the period before the psychedelic era
- pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
- residence hall — Residence halls are buildings with rooms or apartments, usually built by universities or colleges, in which students live during the school year.
- rhode islander — a person born or living in Rhode Island
- ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
- sandhill crane — a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish-gray plumage and a red forehead.
- sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
- satellite dish — dish (def 8).
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
- schoolchildren — a child attending school.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-published — published independently by the author: self-published books.
- sesquisulphide — a sulphide containing three sulphur atoms to two of some other element
- shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- sheffield lake — a town in N Ohio.
- shield cricket — the interstate cricket competition held for the Sheffield Shield
- shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
- shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.