14-letter words containing d, u, s, t
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
- take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
- talaud islands — a group of islands in NE Indonesia. 495 sq. mi. (1281 sq. km).
- tax adjustment — a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
- testing ground — place where sth is tested
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
- the beatitudes — the pronouncements in the Sermon on the Mount, which begin “Blessed are the poor in spirit”: Matt. 5:3-12
- 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
- thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
- thunder thighs — thick-set upper legs
- thunderousness — the quality or state of being thunderous
- to be slouched — to sit, lie or lean in an ungainly way, with one's limbs spread out
- 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.
- topsy-turvydom — a state of affairs or a region in which everything is topsy-turvy.
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- trade unionist — a member of a trade union.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trinity sunday — the Sunday after Pentecost, observed as a festival in honor of the Trinity.
- trisubstituted — pertaining to a molecule containing three substituents.
- troubleshooted — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
- tubuai islands — a chain of small islands extending about 1400 km (850 miles) in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia; discovered by Captain Cook in 1777; annexed by France in 1880. Pop: 1979 (2002). Area: 173 sq km (67 sq miles)
- tunnel disease — aeroembolism (def 2).
- ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
- ultrahazardous — extremely or excessively hazardous
- umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
- un-distracting — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- un-synthesized — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
- unadministered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
- unanesthetised — not anaesthetised
- unconsolidated — brought together into a single whole.
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- under the rose — in secret; privately; sub rosa
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underrepresent — to give inadequate representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately low.
- undersaturated — unsaturated (def 2).
- undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
- understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- understandably — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- understandings — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- understatement — the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts: The journalist wrote that the earthquake had caused some damage. This turned out to be a massive understatement of the devastation.