14-letter words containing d, o, i, t, e
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
- theodore bilbo — Theodore Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, U.S. Southern populist politician: senator 1935–47.
- 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.
- thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- 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
- through bridge — a bridge in which the track is carried by the lower horizontal members
- tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
- tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- to have had it — If you say that someone has had it, you mean they are in very serious trouble or have no hope of succeeding.
- to sb's credit — If something is to someone's credit, they deserve praise for it.
- to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
- 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.
- toilet trained — If a child is toilet trained, he or she has learned to use the toilet.
- 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
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- toronto euclid — (language) The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
- totidem verbis — with just so many words; in these words.
- tractor driver — a person who drives a motor vehicle used to pull heavy loads, esp farm machinery such as a plough or harvester
- 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 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.
- traditionalize — to make traditional: to traditionalize family reunions.
- transistorized — (of a device) equipped with a transistor
- trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- tridimensional — having three dimensions.
- triiodomethane — iodoform.
- tripe-de-roche — rock tripe.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- turn on a dime — change direction quickly
- un-apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- unappropriated — not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.
- uncommunicated — that has not been communicated
- uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
- unconsolidated — brought together into a single whole.
- uncontaminated — to make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad, etc.: to contaminate a lake with sewage.
- uncontradicted — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- undereducation — to educate too little or poorly.
- underinflation — the lack of sufficient air pressure
- undermentioned — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.