14-letter words containing i, l, d, s, g
- judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
- killing fields — People sometimes refer to a battlefield or a place where many people have been killed as that place's killing fields.
- lagoon islands — a former name of Tuvalu.
- landing lights — aircraft lights used when landing
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- lead poisoning — Pathology. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
- light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
- lovingkindness — kindness or affectionate behavior resulting from or expressing love
- marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
- methodologists — Plural form of methodologist.
- middle english — the English language of the period c1150–c1475. Abbreviation: ME.
- middle passage — the part of the Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Africa and the West Indies: the longest part of the journey formerly made by slave ships.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- mixed blessing — something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.
- mixed feelings — conflicted emotions
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- pidgin english — a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- realized gains — Realized gains are gains which have been made from the sale of an asset.
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- sailing dinghy — a small boat or dinghy with a single mast, used esp for recreational sailing
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- salad dressing — a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.
- salivary gland — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
- sandwich glass — any of various forms of glassware manufactured at Sandwich, Mass., from 1825 to c1890.
- scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-deceiving — subject to self-deception; tending to deceive or fool oneself: a self-deceiving person.
- self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
- self-deserving — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- self-diagnosis — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
- self-glorified — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
- self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary