14-letter words containing d, o, r, p, e
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- temporary duty — duty of limited duration performed with an organization other than the one to which a person is normally attached or assigned. Abbreviation: TDY.
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the upper body — the part of the body above the waist
- thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
- tontine period — the stipulated period during which a tontine life assurance system is in operation
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- toreador pants — women's close-fitting slacks that extend to or slightly above the calf, styled after the pants traditionally worn by Spanish bullfighters.
- torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
- 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.
- 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.
- tripe-de-roche — rock tripe.
- un-apportioned — to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
- unappropriated — not set apart or voted for some purpose or use, as money, revenues, etc.
- uncomprehended — not comprehended or understood
- uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
- under-employed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- underdeveloped — improperly or insufficiently developed.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
- unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- unprepossessed — not prepossessed, not prejudiced; unbiased
- unproportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
- unprovided for — without income or means
- unreciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- unreproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
- vector product — cross product.
- vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
- vespertilionid — any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species
- waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water dropwort — any of several umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Oenanthe, with umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- well-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- well-protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- well-supported — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- window-shopper — to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
- wine-producing — of or relating to a place where wine is produced
- word processor — a computer program or computer system designed for word processing.
- world premiere — the first public performance of a play, motion picture, musical work, etc.
- xeroradiograph — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.
- zeno's paradox — any of various versions of a paradox regarding the relation of the discrete to the continuous and requiring the concept of limit for its satisfactory explanation.
- zephyr worsted — lightweight worsted yarn.