14-letter words containing d, u, r, h
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- on home ground — If you say that someone is on their home ground, you mean that they are in or near where they work or live, and feel confident and secure because of this.
- on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
- outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- 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.
- pseudomorphism — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
- 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.
- rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
- ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
- round the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- shit disturber — a person who enjoys causing controversy or upsetting people
- 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 joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- 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.
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- 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.
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
- the deerhunter — a film (1978) about the Vietnam War, directed by Michael Cimino and starring Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken
- 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 body — the part of the body above the waist
- 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.