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14-letter words containing d, i, t, e

  • lattice defect — defect (def 3).
  • lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
  • lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
  • lead the field — If you say that someone leads the field in a particular activity, you mean that they are better, more active, or more successful than everyone else who is involved in it.
  • leading rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable but junior to that of a corporal in the army
  • 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
  • lend itself to — to be adapted to, useful for, or open to
  • lepidopterists — Plural form of lepidopterist.
  • liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
  • liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
  • life and death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
  • life president — the president of a club, society, etc, who will remain president until death
  • life-and-death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
  • lift attendant — a person who operates a lift, esp in large public or commercial buildings and hotels
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
  • lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
  • like the devil — If you say that someone does something like the devil, you are emphasizing that they put a lot of effort into it. If you say that someone drives like the devil, you are emphasizing that they drive very fast.
  • limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
  • line of credit — credit line (def 2).
  • linkage editor — linker
  • linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
  • 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.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • literal-minded — unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact.
  • little daedala — either of two festivals held in ancient Boeotia in honor of the reconciliation of Hera with Zeus, one (Little Daedala) being held every 6 years, the other (Great Daedala) every 59 years.
  • little diomede — See under Diomede Islands.
  • little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
  • lord baltimore — David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
  • lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
  • magnetic field — a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
  • maiden's-tears — bladder campion.
  • maitre d'hotel — a headwaiter.
  • make a dent in — a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
  • malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • male-dominated — with men in control
  • man of destiny — epithet of Napoleon I.
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
  • materia medica — (used with a plural verb) the remedial substances employed in medicine.
  • maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
  • matter in deed — a fact or statement that can be proved or established by a deed or specialty.
  • 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.
  • mean deviation — a measure of dispersion, computed by taking the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of the deviations of the functional values from some central value, usually the mean or median.
  • meat and drink — a source of pleasure
  • mediastinotomy — (surgery) incision of the mediastinum.
  • medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
  • medical ethics — the code of behaviour considered to be correct for members of the medical profession
  • medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
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