14-letter words containing d, o, t, h, e, n
- north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
- north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northern dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
- off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- on the downlow — not widely known
- on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
- one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
- open deathtrap — (abuse) An abusive hackerism for the Santa Cruz Operation's Open DeskTop. The funniest part is that this was coined by SCO's own developers. Compare AIDX, Macintrash Nominal Semidestructor, ScumOS, sun-stools, HP-SUX.
- osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
- out the window — discarded or wasted
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
- photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- pigeon-chested — having a narrow chest that sticks out at the front in an unusual way
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- put on the dog — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- put the lid on — to be the final blow to
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- ride at anchor — to be anchored
- ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
- round the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- 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).
- second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- 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.
- shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
- shortened form — an abbreviated form of a multisyllable word; clipped form.
- 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.
- smooth-tongued — fluent or convincing in speech; glib.
- south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- that's done it — an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the done thing — If you say that something is the done thing, you mean it is the most socially acceptable way to behave.
- the federation — the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901
- the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
- the unemployed — people who are out of work
- 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.