14-letter words containing d, n, r
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- dnepropetrovsk — a city in the E central Ukraine, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Dnieper River.
- do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
- do a slow burn — If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily.
- do one's cruet — to be extremely angry; go into a rage
- do the honours — If someone does the honours at a social occasion or public event, they act as host or perform some official function.
- do wonders for — to make a remarkable improvement in
- docking bridge — a raised platform running from one side to the other of a ship toward the stern, used by officers for supervising docking operations.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- dogwood winter — a short period of cold weather in the spring.
- domain address — (networking) The name of a host on the Internet belonging to the hierarchy of Internet domains.
- don't you dare — If you say to someone 'don't you dare' do something, you are telling them not to do it and letting them know that you are angry.
- dongle cracker — (security) Someone who enables software that has been written to require a dongle to run without it.
- donkey's years — a very long time; eons.
- door furniture — locks, handles, etc, designed for use on doors
- door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
- dorsoventrally — In a dorsoventral manner.
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- down and dirty — unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
- down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
- down-and-dirty — unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
- down-and-outer — without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.
- downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- draconic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- dracula, count — (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
- dracunculiasis — a disease caused by infection with the Guinea worm
- drafting board — drawing board.
- dragging piece — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- dragline crane — an excavating crane having a bucket that is dropped from a boom and dragged toward the crane base by a cable.
- dragon's blood — a deep-red, water-insoluble resin exuding from the fruit of a palm, Daemonorops draco, of the Malay Archipelago, used chiefly in the preparation of varnishes and in photoengraving for protecting certain areas of the metal plate from the acid.
- dragon's mouth — arethusa (def 1).
- dragon's teeth — conical or wedge-shaped concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II
- drainage basin — the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also called catchment area, drainage area. Compare watershed (def 2).
- drainage ditch — a ditch that excess water drains into
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- draining board — The draining board is the place on a sink unit where things such as cups, plates, and cutlery are put to drain after they have been washed.
- draining spoon — a spoon with holes in it
- dramatic irony — irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
- dramatisations — Plural form of dramatisation.
- dramatizations — Plural form of dramatization.
- draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- draw a bead on — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- draw a pension — If you draw a pension, you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age.
- drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
- drawing office — an office where drawings are made
- dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.