16-letter words containing d, o, u, c, i
- tridarn cupboard — a Welsh cupboard of the late 17th and 18th centuries, with an open, canopied upper section for display.
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- un-contradictory — asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite: contradictory statements.
- uncoincidentally — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
- uncollateralized — lacking or needing no collateral: uncollateralized loans.
- uncontradictable — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- under discussion — If something is under discussion, it is still being talked about and a final decision has not yet been reached.
- underconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- undiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- unfranked income — any income from an investment that does not qualify as franked investment income
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- united provinces — (used with a singular or plural verb) former name of Uttar Pradesh.
- upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- voice production — the use of the voice in order to create particular effects
- wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
- wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
- woodland caribou — a variety of caribou inhabiting the bogs and forests of eastern Canada, having large, palmate antlers.