14-letter words containing d, i, t, o, n
- t distribution — Student's t distribution.
- take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- tendovaginitis — the swelling of both a tendon and its sheath
- testing ground — place where sth is tested
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- teutonic order — a religious military order founded c1190 in the Holy Land by German crusaders that originally did charitable work among the sick and later fought against the Slavic and Baltic peoples in the eastward expansion of medieval Germany.
- that's done it — an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the done thing — If you say that something is the done thing, you mean it is the most socially acceptable way to behave.
- the federation — the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901
- the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
- theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- think out loud — to speak one's thoughts as they occur
- third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
- thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
- tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- to stand trial — If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of.
- to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
- to windward of — advantageously situated with respect to
- toilet trained — If a child is toilet trained, he or she has learned to use the toilet.
- tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
- toluidine blue — a dark green powder, C15H16N3SCl·ZnCl2, used in dyeing textiles, as a biological stain, as a coagulant in medicine, etc.
- tontine period — the stipulated period during which a tontine life assurance system is in operation
- tooth and nail — with all one's resources or energy; fiercely: We fought tooth and nail but lost.
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- toronto euclid — (language) The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
- tour d'horizon — a general survey; overview.
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- trade unionist — a member of a trade union.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- trading nation — a nation that trades with other countries
- trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
- traditionalism — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- traditionalist — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- traditionality — of or relating to tradition.
- traditionalize — to make traditional: to traditionalize family reunions.
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- transistorized — (of a device) equipped with a transistor
- transom window — a window divided by a transom.
- trial division — trial department
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- tridimensional — having three dimensions.
- triiodomethane — iodoform.