14-letter words containing l, a, n, d, s
- dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
- donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
- door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
- dorsoventrally — In a dorsoventral manner.
- 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 bassoon — a bassoon an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon: the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the oboe class; contrabassoon.
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- dracunculiasis — a disease caused by infection with the Guinea worm
- dragon's blood — a deep-red, water-insoluble resin exuding from the fruit of a palm, Daemonorops draco, of the Malay Archipelago, used chiefly in the preparation of varnishes and in photoengraving for protecting certain areas of the metal plate from the acid.
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
- dream analysis — the analysis of dreams as a means of gaining access to the unconscious mind, typically involving free association.
- dressing glass — a small, adjustable mirror designed to stand on a dressing table.
- dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
- drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- ductless gland — endocrine gland.
- dutchman's log — a method of gauging a ship's speed, in which the distance between two shipboard observation stations is divided by the time elapsing between the throwing overboard of an object by the first station and the sighting of it by the second.
- earned surplus — retained earnings.
- east cleveland — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- educationalist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- ellice islands — group of islands in the WC Pacific, north of Fiji: under British control, 1892-1978; name changed to Tuvalu in 1976 and as such became independent in 1978
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- english saddle — a lightweight saddle with a low cantle and pommel and no horn, designed to place the rider's weight forward onto the withers
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- extension lead — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
- faeroe islands — group of Danish islands in the N Atlantic, between Iceland & the Shetland Islands: 540 sq mi (1,399 sq km); pop. 44,000
- federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
- first and last — being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., used as the ordinal number of one: the first edition; the first vice president.
- flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- flinders grass — a drought-resistant pasture grass, Iseilema membranacea, native to inland regions of Australia and used as fodder.
- flinders range — a mountain range in S Australia. Highest peak, St. Mary Peak, 3900 feet (1190 meters).
- fluid dynamics — the branch of fluid mechanics dealing with the properties of fluids in motion.
- focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- foundationless — Without foundation; unfounded.
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- fraudulentness — (rare) fraudulence.
- full-fashioned — knitted to conform to the shape of a body part, as of the foot or leg: full-fashioned hosiery.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- fundamentalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
- fundamentalist — an adherent of fundamentalism, a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts: radical fundamentalists.
- futuna islands — a group of islands in the SW Pacific Ocean belonging to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling