14-letter words containing g, o, n, e
- demoralizingly — in a demoralizing manner
- dental surgeon — dentist who carries out surgery
- deoxyguanosine — (biochemistry) A deoxyribonucleoside related to guanosine.
- depigmentation — the state of lacking or the process of losing pigmentation, usually of the skin
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
- deregistration — The process of which an employee is removed from work registrant status.
- deuteragonists — Plural form of deuteragonist.
- devil's-tongue — a foul-smelling, fleshy plant, Amorphophallus rivieri, of the Old World tropics, having flowers on a spike surrounded by a dark-red spathe.
- diagonalisable — (of a square matrix or linear map) able to be diagonalised
- diagonalizable — (of a square matrix or linear map) able to be diagonalized
- diamond geezer — a very nice or good man
- 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.
- disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
- disafforesting — Present participle of disafforest.
- disaggregation — to separate (an aggregate or mass) into its component parts.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- disembowelling — (chiefly, British) present participle of disembowel.
- disingenuously — In a manner that is not frank or open; deceptively.
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disintegrators — Plural form of disintegrator.
- disintegratory — Causing or relating to disintegration.
- disorientating — to disorient.
- do one's thing — a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- docking bridge — a raised platform running from one side to the other of a ship toward the stern, used by officers for supervising docking operations.
- 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 winter — a short period of cold weather in the spring.
- dongle cracker — (security) Someone who enables software that has been written to require a dongle to run without it.
- 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.
- double-tongued — deceitful; hypocritical.
- dovetail hinge — a strap hinge having leaves which are narrower at their junction than at their other extremities.
- downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- 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.
- dragon's teeth — conical or wedge-shaped concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- drawing office — an office where drawings are made
- driving lesson — a session involving driving practice and theory with a driving instructor
- droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
- drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.