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14-letter words containing e, n, h, a

  • dental hygiene — the maintenance of the teeth and gums in healthy condition, esp by proper brushing, the removal of plaque, etc
  • desert varnish — the dark, lustrous coating or crust, usually of manganese and iron oxides, that forms on rocks, pebbles, etc., when exposed to weathering in the desert.
  • desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
  • diamond-shaped — rhombic
  • diaphanousness — The quality of being diaphanous.
  • diathermaneity — the quality of being diathermanous
  • dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
  • die in harness — to die while still working or active, prior to retirement
  • different than — different from
  • diffie-hellman — (cryptography)   A public-key encryption key exchange algorithm.
  • dihedral angle — the angle between two planes in a dihedron.
  • dimenhydrinate — a synthetic, crystalline, antihistamine powder, C 17 H 22 NO⋅C 7 H 6 ClN 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergic disorders and as a preventive for seasickness and airsickness.
  • dinner theater — a restaurant in which a stage production is performed during or after dinner.
  • dinner theatre — a form of entertainment at which a play is performed while the audience is served dinner
  • disenchantment — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
  • disenchantress — a woman who disenchants
  • disenfranchise — to disfranchise.
  • disenthralling — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
  • disheartenment — The act of disheartening.
  • disinheritance — Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
  • distraughtness — The state or quality of being distraught or agitated; distressedness.
  • divine healing — healing through divine intervention as in response to prayer or because of faith.
  • double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
  • dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
  • down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
  • down the hatch — drinks toast
  • dragon's teeth — conical or wedge-shaped concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II
  • drainage ditch — a ditch that excess water drains into
  • drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
  • draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
  • drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
  • dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
  • dream merchant — a person, as a moviemaker or advertiser, who panders to or seeks to develop the public's craving for luxury, romance, or escapism.
  • dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
  • dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
  • dust and ashes — something that is very disappointing
  • dwarf chestnut — the edible nut of the chinquapin tree
  • each and every — all
  • early check-in — An early check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in earlier than the normal time.
  • earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
  • east china sea — a part of the N Pacific, bounded by China, Japan, the Ryukyus, and Taiwan. 480,000 sq. mi. (1,243,200 sq. km).
  • east greenwich — a town in central Rhode Island.
  • east northport — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
  • east-northeast — the point on a compass midway between east and northeast.
  • eastern church — any of the churches originating in countries formerly part of the Eastern Roman Empire, observing an Eastern rite and adhering to the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed; Byzantine Church.
  • eastern thrace — an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
  • edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
  • eggshell paint — paint that has a slight sheen
  • elephant grass — any of various stout tropical grasses or grasslike plants, esp Pennisetum purpureum, and Typha elephantina, a type of reed mace
  • elephant shrew — any small active African mammal of the family Macroscelididae and order Macroscelidea, having an elongated nose, large ears, and long hind legs
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