14-letter words containing i, r, d, e, a
- orchard oriole — a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- ovariectomized — Simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize.
- over-advertise — to advertise too much
- over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
- over-dramatize — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- over-organized — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
- overdecoration — excessive decoration
- overdramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of overdramatize.
- overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
- overemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- overland trail — any of various routes traveled by settlers from the Missouri River to Oregon and California beginning in the 1840s.
- overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
- overmodulation — excessive amplitude modulation, resulting in distortion of a signal.
- oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
- paedomorphosis — the resemblance of adult animals to the young of their ancestors: seen in the evolution of modern man, who shows resemblances to the young stages of australopithecines
- painted desert — a region in N central Arizona, E of the Colorado River: many-colored rock surfaces.
- painted turtle — a freshwater turtle, Chrysemys picta, common in the U.S., having bright yellow markings on the head and neck and red markings on the margin of the carapace.
- palisades park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
- paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
- para-toluidine — a white, flaky, lustrous, very slightly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 9 N, the para isomer of toluidine, used in the manufacture of dyes, in organic synthesis, and as a reagent in tests for nitrite, lignin, and phloroglucinol.
- parallelepiped — a prism with six faces, all parallelograms.
- parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- parish records — historical documents of a district
- parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
- partially deaf — suffering from hearing loss; partly deaf
- particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin.
- particularized — individualized
- partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- partridgeberry — a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.
- passenger side — the side of a car which is not the driver's side
- payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back
- pedestrianized — A pedestrianized area has been made into an area that is intended for pedestrians, not vehicles.
- 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.
- perineal gland — one of a pair of glands that are situated near the anus in some mammals and secrete an odorous substance
- periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
- peritonealized — to cover with peritoneum.
- peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
- persian blinds — persiennes
- picture spread — an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause.
- piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater