15-letter words containing e, r, u, d
- nuclear warhead — a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.
- nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
- nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
- nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
- number one wood — driver (def 4).
- nursing studies — the study of nursing
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- odd permutation — a permutation of a set of n elements, x 1 , x 2 , …, xn, which permutes the product of all differences of the form (xi – xj), where i is less than j, into the negative of the product.
- odoriferousness — The quality of being odoriferous.
- off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- ordered n-tuple — a set of n objects or quantities, where n is an integer, especially such a set arranged in a specified order (ordered n-tuple)
- ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
- ortho-toluidine — Chemistry. a light-yellow, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the ortho isomer of toluidine: used in the manufacture of dyes, saccharin, and other organic compounds, and in textile printing processes.
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
- outside forward — one of two attacking players who usually play on the far side of the field; wing.
- outward journey — a journey leaving for a particular destination (as opposed top one returning home)
- over-cultivated — to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
- over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- over-structured — excessively structured or organized.
- overexpenditure — the act of expending something, especially funds; disbursement; consumption.
- pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- parent compound — a compound from which derivatives may be obtained.
- partial denture — an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- pastel-coloured — pale-coloured; in a shade such as pink or pale blue
- peak production — the maximum production
- penal servitude — imprisonment together with hard labor.
- perpendicularly — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- piano reduction — a musical score having the parts condensed or simplified in two staves, to render the music playable on the piano by one person.
- plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- pneumatic drill — a percussive power drill powered by compressed air
- polyunsaturated — of or noting a class of animal or vegetable fats, especially plant oils, whose molecules consist of carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated by hydrogen atoms and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- postdivestiture — taking place after divestiture
- pound one's ear — to sleep
- pre-delinquency — failure in or neglect of duty or obligation; dereliction; default: delinquency in payment of dues.
- prejudicialness — the trait of being prejudicial
- premanufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- premier danseur — the leading male dancer in a ballet company.
- printed circuit — a circuit in which the interconnecting conductors and some of the circuit components have been printed, etched, etc., onto a sheet or board of dielectric material (PC board, printed-circuit board)
- procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
- product manager — sb who oversees product development
- production line — an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process. Compare assembly line, line1 (def 29).
- profoundly deaf — unable to hear any sound below 95 decibels in one's better ear
- protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
- pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
- pseudo-artistic — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
- pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- pseudo-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.