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

striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
swallow-tailed — having a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow, as various birds.
t distribution — Student's t distribution.
tabes dorsalis — syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis.
tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
tendovaginitis — the swelling of both a tendon and its sheath
testing ground — place where sth is tested
tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
teutonic order — a religious military order founded c1190 in the Holy Land by German crusaders that originally did charitable work among the sick and later fought against the Slavic and Baltic peoples in the eastward expansion of medieval Germany.
that's done it — an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
the done thing — If you say that something is the done thing, you mean it is the most socially acceptable way to behave.
the federation — the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901
the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
theodore bilbo — Theodore Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, U.S. Southern populist politician: senator 1935–47.
theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
think out loud — to speak one's thoughts as they occur
third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
through bridge — a bridge in which the track is carried by the lower horizontal members
tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
tin difluoride — stannous fluoride.
tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
to have had it — If you say that someone has had it, you mean they are in very serious trouble or have no hope of succeeding.
to sb's credit — If something is to someone's credit, they deserve praise for it.
to stand trial — If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of.
to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
to windward of — advantageously situated with respect to
toilet trained — If a child is toilet trained, he or she has learned to use the toilet.
tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
toluidine blue — a dark green powder, C15H16N3SCl·ZnCl2, used in dyeing textiles, as a biological stain, as a coagulant in medicine, etc.
tontine period — the stipulated period during which a tontine life assurance system is in operation
tooth and nail — with all one's resources or energy; fiercely: We fought tooth and nail but lost.

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