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14-letter words containing d, r, i, e, s, t

  • domestic court — (in England) a magistrates' court for domestic proceedings, such as matrimonial, guardianship, custodianship, affiliation, or adoption disputes
  • domestic rates — a type of taxation system used to fund local government
  • dorcas society — a society of women of a church whose work it is to provide clothing for the poor.
  • downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
  • driftless area — a tract of land that was once surrounded but never covered by a continental glacier, consequently having no glacial deposits.
  • drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
  • drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
  • droit de suite — a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death
  • droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
  • dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
  • dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
  • electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
  • endocervicitis — (medicine) inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix.
  • endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
  • exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
  • extension cord — an extra length of cable that can be added to an electric lead
  • farsightedness — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
  • fashion editor — an editor in charge of the fashion content of a newspaper or magazine
  • federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
  • fidget spinner — a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress
  • field strength — the intensity of an electromagnetic wave at any point in the area covered by a radio or television transmitter
  • fillister head — a cylindrical screw head.
  • fireside chats — an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.
  • first offender — a person convicted of an offense of law for the first time.
  • fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
  • front side bus — (hardware)   (FSB) The bus via which a processor communicates with its RAM and chipset; one half of the Dual Independent Bus (the other half being the backside bus). The L2 cache is usually on the FSB, unless it is on the same chip as the processor [example?]. In PCI systems, the PCI bus runs at half the FSB speed. Altering the FSB speed and the multiplier ratio are the two main ways of overclocking processors.
  • gender studies — subject: male and female roles
  • geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
  • gertrude steinGertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
  • get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
  • grease-stained — stained with grease marks
  • great kiskadee — any of several American flycatchers of the genus Pitangus, especially P. sulphuratus (great kiskadee) ranging from the southwest U.S. to Argentina and noted for their loud calls and aggressive nature.
  • greetings card — A greetings card is a folded card with a picture on the front and greetings inside that you give or send to someone, for example on their birthday.
  • gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
  • hair's breadth — A hair's breadth is a very small degree or amount.
  • hair's-breadth — a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
  • hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • head restraint — a rest or support of any kind for the head.
  • headmastership — The role or position of headmaster.
  • headmistresses — Plural form of headmistress.
  • heads or tails — a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the winner being the player who guesses which side of the coin will face up when it lands or is caught.
  • heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
  • herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
  • hereditariness — (rare) The property of being hereditary.
  • hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
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