14-letter words containing d, o, r, t, u
- graduation day — the day on which the ceremony is held at which university or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
- grand junction — a city in W Colorado.
- ground control — an airport facility that supervises the movement of aircraft and ground vehicles on ramps and taxiways.
- groundsel tree — a composite shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, having dull, gray-green leaves and fruit with tufts of long, white hair, growing in salt marshes of eastern North America.
- gunpowder plot — an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
- heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- household arts — activities such as sewing, cooking, etc, that are conducted in the running of a household
- hunting ground — a section or area for hunting game.
- hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydroxybutyric — Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
- ill-suited for — unsuitable for something
- indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
- indoor-outdoor — designed or constructed to be used either indoors or outdoors: indoor-outdoor carpeting.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- interdiffusion — mutual diffusion of fluids
- introductorily — By way of introduction.
- judas iscariot — Also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
- long drawn out — A long drawn out process or conflict lasts an unnecessarily long time or an unpleasantly long time.
- long-drawn-out — lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.
- lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- modularization — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
- motor industry — the manufacturers of cars viewed as a sector
- muddle through — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- multiconductor — having or involving several electrical conductors
- multielectrode — having or involving several electrodes
- multigrade oil — Multigrade oil is engine or gear oil which works well at both low and high temperatures.
- mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- music director — The music director of an orchestra or other group of musicians is the person who decides what they will play and where, and usually conducts them as well.
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).
- neurodivergent — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- neurodiversity — the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings, especially when viewed as being normal and natural rather than pathological: recognizing autism as an example of neurodiversity.
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.