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14-letter words containing h, e, r, d, t

  • nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
  • never mind sth — You use never mind after a statement, often a negative one, to indicate that the statement is even more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next.
  • new netherland — a Dutch colony in North America (1613–64), comprising the area along the Hudson River and the lower Delaware River. By 1669 all of the land comprising this colony was taken over by England. Capital: New Amsterdam.
  • north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
  • north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
  • northeastwards — northeastward.
  • northern dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • northwestwards — northwestward.
  • notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
  • nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
  • off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
  • off the record — making or affording a record.
  • off-the-record — not for publication; not to be quoted: a candidate's off-the-record remarks to reporters.
  • on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
  • on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
  • one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
  • open deathtrap — (abuse)   An abusive hackerism for the Santa Cruz Operation's Open DeskTop. The funniest part is that this was coined by SCO's own developers. Compare AIDX, Macintrash Nominal Semidestructor, ScumOS, sun-stools, HP-SUX.
  • orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • osteodystrophy — (medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone.
  • other-directed — guided by a set of values that is derived from current trends or outward influences rather than from within oneself.
  • outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
  • overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • pentland firth — a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.
  • perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
  • photoelectrode — an electrode that, following the absorption of light, can initialize electrochemical transformations
  • photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • pitch cylinder — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
  • preestablished — to establish beforehand.
  • pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
  • radiant heater — a heater that heats a building by radiant heat emitted from panels containing electrical conductors, hot water, etc
  • radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
  • radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
  • radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
  • radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
  • radiotherapist — radiologist
  • radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
  • raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
  • richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
  • richard trench — Richard Chenevix [shen-uh-vee] /ˈʃɛn ə vi/ (Show IPA), 1807–86, English clergyman and scholar, born in Ireland.
  • ride at anchor — to be anchored
  • ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
  • ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
  • right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
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