14-letter words containing d, u, r, h, a
- on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
- pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
- pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
- purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
- radioautograph — autoradiograph.
- radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
- redear sunfish — a freshwater sunfish, Lepomis microlophos, of the lower Mississippi valley and southeastern states, having the gill cover margined with scarlet.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shoulder blade — the scapula.
- shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
- 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.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
- slash and burn — Slash and burn is a method of farming that involves clearing land by destroying and burning all the trees and plants on it, farming there for a short time, and then moving on to clear a new piece of land.
- slash-and-burn — of a method of agriculture used in the tropics, in which forest vegetation is felled and burned, the land is cropped for a few years, then the forest is allowed to reinvade.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- starch-reduced — (of food, esp bread) having the starch content reduced, as in proprietary slimming products
- studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- surajah dowlah — Siraj-ud-daula.
- terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
- 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 upper hand — If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.
- thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
- third quartile — (in a frequency distribution) the largest quartile; the 75th percentile; the value of the variable below which three quarters of the elements are located.
- thought-reader — someone who can read minds or psychically know others' thoughts
- 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.
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- ultra-orthodox — of, relating to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc.
- ultrahazardous — extremely or excessively hazardous
- 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.
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
- ward cunnigham — (person) The creator of the first wiki.
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.