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14-letter words containing g, o, l, i

  • dihedral group — the group of reflections, rotations, and symmetries of a regular n -sided polygon.
  • dinoflagellate — any of numerous chiefly marine plankton of the phylum Pyrrophyta (or, in some classification schemes, the order Dinoflagellata), usually having two flagella, one in a groove around the body and the other extending from its center.
  • diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
  • disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
  • disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • discographical — Of or pertaining to discography.
  • discomfitingly — In a manner that discomfits.
  • discourageable — Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
  • discouragingly — In a discouraging manner.
  • disembowelling — (chiefly, British) present participle of disembowel.
  • disillusioning — to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant.
  • disingenuously — In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
  • dogbane family — the plant family Apocynaceae, characterized by shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants having milky and often poisonous juice, simple opposite leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit usually in dry pods, and including the dogbane, oleander, periwinkle, and plumeria.
  • dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
  • dogwood family — the plant family Cornaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, small flowers often surrounded by showy, petallike bracts, and berrylike fruit, including the bunchberry, cornelian cherry, and dogwood.
  • double digging — a method of digging ground in a series of trenches two spits deep, mixing the soil of the bottom spit with manure, and then transferring the soil from the top spit of one trench to the top spit of the preceding one
  • double glazing — glazing consisting of two thicknesses of glass with a dead air space between them.
  • double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
  • double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
  • double wedding — a wedding in which two couples marry
  • double-dealing — duplicity; treachery; deception.
  • double-dipping — the act or practice of receiving more than one income or collecting double benefits from the same employer or organization.
  • dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
  • downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
  • downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
  • drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
  • drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
  • driving lesson — a session involving driving practice and theory with a driving instructor
  • driving school — vehicle operation lessons
  • drummond light — calcium light.
  • dumbfoundingly — In a dumbfounding manner.
  • dwelling house — a house occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a residence.
  • dyalog limited — (company)   The company that distributes Dyalog APL. Previously known as Dyadic Systems Limited.
  • ecclesiologist — One versed in ecclesiology.
  • edging lobelia — a trailing lobelia, Lobelia erinus, of southern Africa, having loose clusters of blue flowers.
  • editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
  • egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
  • eightsome reel — a Scottish dance for eight people
  • election night — the evening when the votes from an election are being counted
  • electioneering — Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
  • electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
  • electrobiology — (physics, biology) The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms.
  • electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
  • electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
  • electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
  • electrogilding — electroplating using gold
  • electrologists — Plural form of electrologist.
  • electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
  • electrowinning — a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis
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