16-letter words containing d, l
- amindivi islands — group of islands in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India: the N part of Lakshadweep territory
- an arm and a leg — If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
- an end in itself — If you consider something to be an end in itself, you do it because it seems desirable and not because it is likely to lead to something else.
- anabolic steroid — Anabolic steroids are drugs which people, especially athletes, take to make their muscles bigger and to give them more strength.
- analog recording — a method of sound recording in which an input audio waveform is converted to an analogous waveform.
- anderson shelter — a small prefabricated air-raid shelter of World War II consisting of an arch of corrugated metal and designed to be partly buried in people's gardens and covered with earth for protection
- andorra la vella — the capital of Andorra, situated in the west of the principality. Pop: 22 035 (2003 est)
- andrea del sarto — Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- andreas vesalius — Andreas [ahn-dre-ahs] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1514–64, Flemish anatomist.
- andromeda galaxy — a spiral galaxy, appearing to the naked eye as a fuzzy oval patch in the constellation Andromeda; it is a close neighbor to our own galaxy.
- angle of advance — the angle in excess of 90° that a steam-engine valve gear is in advance of the crank
- angular diameter — the angle that the apparent diameter of a celestial object subtends at the eye of the observer.
- animal husbandry — the science of breeding, rearing, and caring for farm animals
- anthranilic acid — an aromatic acid, C6H4
- anti-development — the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.
- anti-federalists — U.S. History. a member or supporter of the Antifederal party.
- antimony sulfide — antimony pentasulfide.
- antiphospholipid — (medicine) Counteracting phospholipids; applied to Hughes syndrome.
- apical dominance — suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot.
- apollo belvedere — a Roman marble statue, possibly a copy of a Greek original of the 4th–1st centuries b.c.
- apple of discord — a golden apple inscribed "For the fairest". It was claimed by Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, to whom Paris awarded it, thus beginning a chain of events that led to the Trojan War
- apples and pears — stairs
- applied research — research that is put to practical use
- applied sciences — sciences that are put to practical use
- appraisal method — a method used for the appraisal of an employee
- april fool's day — April Fool's Day is the 1st of April, the day on which people traditionally play tricks on each other.
- april fools' day — April 1, a day when practical jokes or tricks are played on unsuspecting people.
- aquidneck island — an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
- armed neutrality — military preparedness without commitment, especially as the expressed policy of a neutral nation in wartime; readiness to counter with force an invasion of rights by any belligerent power.
- around the clock — continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.
- around the world — in many countries
- around-the-clock — all day and all night
- artificial blood — a chemical emulsion, capable of carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide, for temporary use as a blood substitute in medical emergencies or when a patient objects to blood transfusions on religious grounds.
- ascidian tadpole — the free-swimming larva of an ascidian, having a tadpole-like tail containing the notochord and nerve cord
- assigned counsel — any private lawyer designated by a city or county court to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases at public expense.
- at liberty to do — If someone is at liberty to do something, they have been given permission to do it.
- attitude problem — a frame of mind perceived by others to be hostile or uncooperative
- auckland islands — a group of six uninhabited islands, south of New Zealand. Area: 611 sq km (234 sq miles)
- audiovisual aids — training or educational materials directed at both the sense of hearing and the sense of sight; films, recordings, photographs, etc., used in classroom instruction, library collections, or the like.
- auditory vesicle — the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
- autodidactically — a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
- automatic redial — a telephone service feature whereby the last number dialed is automatically called again, either after a specified time or when activated by the user.
- babe-in-a-cradle — a tall orchid, Epiblema grandiflorum, of SW Australia with lilac to mauve flowers
- backward-looking — If you describe someone or something as backward-looking, you disapprove of their attitudes, ideas, or actions because they are based on old-fashioned opinions or methods.
- baggage handling — the work of dealing with and sorting passengers' baggage at an airport
- balance of trade — A country's balance of trade is the difference in value, over a period of time, between the goods it imports and the goods it exports.
- balearic islands — a group of islands in the W Mediterranean, consisting of Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, and 11 islets: a province of Spain. Capital: Palma, on Majorca. Pop: 1 071 500 (2003 est). Area: 5012 sq km (1935 sq miles)
- ballroom dancing — Ballroom dancing is a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together using fixed sequences of steps and movements.
- band-pass filter — a filter that transmits only those currents having a frequency lying within specified limits
- barclay de tolly — Prince Mikhail (mixaˈil). 1761–1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief against Napoleon in 1812