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

  • redistribution — a distribution performed again or anew.
  • reindoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
  • reintroduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
  • repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
  • restiform body — a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
  • retrodirective — (of a mirror, reflector, etc.) having three reflecting surfaces so oriented that a ray of light is reflected in a direction parallel but opposite to its original direction.
  • retrogradation — backward movement.
  • revolutionised — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
  • ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
  • ride at anchor — to be anchored
  • ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
  • right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
  • rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
  • root directory — (file system)   The topmost node of a hierarchical file system.
  • sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
  • safety-deposit — safe-deposit.
  • sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
  • sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
  • scented orchid — a slender orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, with fragrant pink flowers carried in a dense spike and having a three-lobed lip; found in calcareous turf
  • school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
  • scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
  • seaside resort — coastal holiday town
  • second sitting — A second sitting is the second period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
  • security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
  • sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
  • self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • self-conceited — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
  • self-confident — realistic confidence in one's own judgment, ability, power, etc.
  • self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
  • self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
  • self-exploited — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
  • self-induction — the process by which an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a varying current in that circuit.
  • self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
  • self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • semi-automated — partially automated.
  • semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
  • serodiscordant — pertaining to a relationship with one HIV-positive partner and one HIV-negative partner.
  • shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
  • sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • simpson desert — an uninhabited arid region in central Australia, mainly in the Northern Territory. Area: about 145 000 sq km (56 000 sq miles)
  • sit-down money — social security benefits
  • size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.
  • sld resolution — (logic, programming)   (Selected, Linear, Definite) Linear resolution with a selection function for definite sentences. A definite sentence has exactly one positive literal in each clause and this literal is selected to be resolved upon, i.e. replaced in the goal clause by the conjunction of negative literals which form the body of the clause.
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