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14-letter words containing i, d, o, t, s, a

  • extension lead — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
  • fashion editor — an editor in charge of the fashion content of a newspaper or magazine
  • fastidiousness — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
  • federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
  • field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
  • first-aid post — the place at an event where people can go for medical treatment if they become ill or are injured
  • florida strait — a strait between Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas, connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic.
  • florida-strait — a state in the SE United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 58,560 sq. mi. (151,670 sq. km). Capital: Tallahassee. Abbreviation: FL (for use with zip code), Fla.
  • foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
  • focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
  • foundationless — Without foundation; unfounded.
  • fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
  • functionalised — to make functional.
  • gold medallist — the winner of competition or race, who is awarded a gold medal
  • good samaritan — a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30–37.
  • grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
  • gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
  • hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • harpsichordist — One who plays the harpsichord.
  • heads or tails — a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the winner being the player who guesses which side of the coin will face up when it lands or is caught.
  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
  • hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
  • holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
  • hospital board — the group of people responsible for the safe and efficient running of a hospital
  • hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
  • hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
  • hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
  • immoderateness — The quality of being immoderate, lack of moderation or temperance.
  • indemonstrable — not demonstrable; incapable of being demonstrated or proved.
  • indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
  • indigenisation — Alternative spelling of indigenization.
  • innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
  • inordinateness — The quality of being inordinate; unreasonable excess.
  • instead of sth — If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
  • insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
  • irrationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of irrationalise.
  • isocitric acid — a major intermediate in the Krebs cycle, having the formula C 6 H 8 O 7 .
  • isodiametrical — isodiametric
  • isolated point — Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.
  • isolation ward — a ward where people with a contagious disease are kept separate from people who are not infected
  • judas iscariot — Also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
  • jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
  • justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
  • lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
  • liquidationist — pertaining to or promoting a theory of economics which holds that governments should not interfere in a recession
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
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