14-letter words containing d, i, s, h, g
- aswan high dam — a dam on the Nile forming a reservoir (Lake Nasser) extending 480 km (300 miles) from the First to the Third Cataracts: opened in 1971, it was built 6 km (4 miles) upstream from the old Aswan Dam (built in 1902 and twice raised). Height of dam: 109 m (365 ft)
- basting thread — inexpensive, loosely twisted thread that can be easily pulled out when permanent stitching is in place
- big red switch — (jargon) (BRS) IBM jargon for the power switch on a computer, especially the "Emergency Pull" switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red. "This [email protected]%$% bitty box is hung again; time to hit the Big Red Switch." It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also molly-guard). Compare power cycle, three-finger salute, 120 reset; see also scram switch.
- blade-shearing — the shearing of sheep using hand shears
- boarding house — A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
- body snatching — the act or practice of robbing a grave to obtain a cadaver for dissection.
- cambridgeshire — a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)
- casinghead gas — natural gas obtained from an oil well.
- charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
- chondrogenesis — the growth of cartilage
- code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
- 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
- credit charges — the charges applied by credit card companies to customers buying goods on credit
- cross holdings — the holding of shares by one company in another company
- darning stitch — a stitch used in darning that imitates the texture of the fabric that is to be mended
- daughterliness — The quality of being daughterly.
- daylight hours — the hours when it is daylight
- dead to rights — in an undeniably incriminating situation; red-handed
- delightfulness — The state or quality of being delightful.
- demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
- discharge head — The discharge head is the pressure at the discharge of a pump, measured as a height.
- discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
- discharge rate — The discharge rate is the rate at which a process produces waste or a product.
- discharge tube — gas tube.
- discographical — Of or pertaining to discography.
- disenthralling — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- disfranchising — Present participle of disfranchise.
- disinthralling — the act of freedom from thraldom
- distinguishing — distinctive; characteristic, as a definitive feature of an individual or group: Intricate rhyming is a distinguishing feature of her poetry.
- distraughtness — The state or quality of being distraught or agitated; distressedness.
- do one's thing — a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
- driving school — vehicle operation lessons
- dwelling house — a house occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a residence.
- english saddle — a lightweight saddle with a low cantle and pommel and no horn, designed to place the rider's weight forward onto the withers
- farsightedness — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- fashion design — the activity of designing fashionable clothes
- field strength — the intensity of an electromagnetic wave at any point in the area covered by a radio or television transmitter
- fighting words — Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
- finished goods — Finished goods are goods that have completed the manufacturing process, but have not yet been sold.
- fishing ground — a part of a body of water where the fishing is usually good.
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- garda síochána — the police force of the Republic of Ireland
- garden rubbish — organic refuse generated by gardening
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- golden thistle — Spanish oyster plant.
- goodfellowship — cheerful company
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