14-letter words containing d, u, c, h, e
- gouda (cheese) — a mild, semisoft to hard cheese similar to Edam and sometimes coated with red wax
- greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
- ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
- honey-coloured — having the colour of honey
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- house of cards — a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.
- hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
- hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
- hydrocellulose — a gelatinous substance obtained by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used chiefly in the manufacture of paper, mercerized cotton, and viscose rayon.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hypereutectoid — (of an alloy) having more of the alloying element than the eutectoid composition.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- langue de chat — a flat sweet finger-shaped biscuit
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- nebuchadnezzar — Also, Nebuchadrezzar [neb-uh-kuh d-rez-er, neb-yoo-] /ˌnɛb ə kədˈrɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ-/ (Show IPA). a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- starch-reduced — (of food, esp bread) having the starch content reduced, as in proprietary slimming products
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
- third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
- to be slouched — to sit, lie or lean in an ungainly way, with one's limbs spread out
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- uncomprehended — not comprehended or understood
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- under-achiever — a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- 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.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground