14-letter words containing d, r, e, s, h
- the grenadines — a chain of about 600 islets in the Caribbean, part of the Windward Islands, extending for about 100 km (60 miles) between St Vincent and Grenada and divided administratively between the two states. Largest island: Carriacou
- the lesser dog — the constellation Canis Minor
- the lord's day — the Christian Sabbath; Sunday
- the oslo fjord — a bay in the southeast of Norway (an inlet of the Skagerrak)
- the red guards — a radical political movement of civilian youths in China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution
- the wilderness — the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
- the-federalist — a series of 85 essays (1787–88) by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, written in support of the Constitution.
- thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
- 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.
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- threaded glass — glass decorated with a pattern produced by variegated glass filaments.
- thunder thighs — thick-set upper legs
- thunderousness — the quality or state of being thunderous
- to gather dust — If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- troubleshooted — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- try one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- un-replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- under the rose — in secret; privately; sub rosa
- under-research — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- undernourished — not nourished with sufficient or proper food to maintain or promote health or normal growth.
- unstrengthened — not strengthened or reinforced; not given additional strength
- unsynchronized — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
- volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- well-furnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- well-nourished — having been provided with plenty of the material necessary for life and growth
- well-rehearsed — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- window-shopper — to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
- wrestling hold — a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- yield strength — the stress necessary to produce a given inelastic strain in a material.
- yorkshire bond — flying bond.
- zephyr worsted — lightweight worsted yarn.