14-letter words containing i, s, u, e
- distributaries — Plural form of distributary.
- distributively — serving to distribute, assign, allot, or divide; characterized by or pertaining to distribution.
- district judge — any judge of a federal district court.
- district nurse — In Britain, a district nurse is a nurse who goes to people's houses to give them medical treatment and advice.
- diverticulitis — inflammation of one or more diverticula, characterized by abdominal pain, fever, and changes in bowel movements.
- diverticulosis — the presence of saclike herniations of the mucosal layer of the colon through the muscular wall, common among older persons and usually producing no symptoms except occasional rectal bleeding.
- dna sequencing — the procedure of determining the order of base pairs in a section of DNA
- do-it-yourself — of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
- documentalists — Plural form of documentalist.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- documentations — (very,rare) Plural form of documentation.
- domestic abuse — physical or mental abuse towards a member of one's own household
- domestic court — (in England) a magistrates' court for domestic proceedings, such as matrimonial, guardianship, custodianship, affiliation, or adoption disputes
- door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
- dot-sequential — of, relating to, or being a color television system that sends and reproduces the primary colors as dots in proper sequence on each scanned line to produce a color picture.
- double density — floppy disk
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- droit de suite — a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- dumb insolence — a silent act designed to frustrate a complainer, criticizer, superior etc perhaps involving a refusal to answer them, looking sideways or at other people as they chastise you or ignoring them by continuing what you are doing.
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dwelling house — a house occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a residence.
- dysequilibrium — Alternative form of disequilibrium.
- east st. louis — a city in SW Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri.
- ecclesiasticus — a book of the Apocrypha. Abbreviation: Ecclus.
- educationalist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- elastic tissue — a connective tissue consisting largely of yellow, elastic fibers, occurring especially in the walls of arteries and veins
- electrocutions — Plural form of electrocution.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
- enantiostylous — in the manner of enantiostyly
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- encaustic tile — a tile produced using the encaustic technique
- english muffin — crumpet
- english walnut — an Asiatic walnut tree (Juglans regia) now grown in Europe and North America
- enthusiastical — (obsolete) enthusiastic.
- equilibristics — Any of various circus skills involving balance or equilibrium, such as juggling, tightrope walking, or riding a unicycle.
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- espíritu santo — an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)
- essay question — an examination question that requires an answer in the form of an essay
- estivoautumnal — (mainly US) Variant spelling of 'aestivoautumnal'.
- ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- eugeosynclinal — of or relating to a eugeosyncline
- eulogistically — In the form or manner of a eulogy; with praise.
- euphoniousness — The quality or state of being euphonious.
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia