14-letter words containing d, i, s, l, e
- opposite field — the opposite part of the outfield in relation to the batter, as left field for a right-handed batter.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- outside toilet — a toilet or lavatory which is located outdoors or in an outdoor cubicle
- oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
- oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- 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
- palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
- palisades park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- pedanticalness — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pedestal basin — a wash-hand basin supported by a pedestal
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- persian blinds — persiennes
- pickled onions — onions which have been preserved in vinegar or brine
- pidgin english — a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports.
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- polar distance — codeclination.
- police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
- policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
- polydispersity — the state of being polydisperse
- 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.
- polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
- possible world — (in modal logic) a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world
- potter's field — a piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers and the friendless poor. Matt. 27:7.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- pre-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- pre-sterilized — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- preestablished — to establish beforehand.
- prepsychedelic — describing the period before the psychedelic era
- provincialised — to make provincial in character.
- pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- 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.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- pseudosolution — a colloidal suspension in which the finely divided particles appear to be dissolved because they are so widely dispersed in the surrounding medium.
- pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadrisyllable — a word of four syllables.
- quadrupedalism — The condition of being a quadruped.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quasi-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- realized gains — Realized gains are gains which have been made from the sale of an asset.
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted