14-letter words containing e, d, g, r, t, o
- non-derogatory — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
- non-fragmented — reduced to fragments.
- non-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
- on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
- overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- periodontology — periodontics.
- photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
- porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- predesignation — to designate beforehand.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- reading notice — a short advertisement placed at the bottom of a column, as on the front page of a newspaper, and often set in the same print as other matter.
- recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
- redintegration — the act or process of redintegrating.
- retrogradation — backward movement.
- right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
- rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- sovereign debt — the debt of a national government, esp debt that is issued in a foreign currency
- stage director — a person who directs a theatrical production.
- standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- storage device — a device used to store digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.
- striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
- strong-eye dog — a dog trained to control sheep by its gaze
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- tensor bandage — a wide elasticized bandage that supports injured joints
- testing ground — place where sth is tested
- the lesser dog — the constellation Canis Minor
- thought-reader — someone who can read minds or psychically know others' thoughts
- thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
- through bridge — a bridge in which the track is carried by the lower horizontal members
- 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.