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14-letter words containing l, e, a, d, u

  • gastroduodenal — of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum
  • gender-neutral — noting or relating to a word or phrase that does not refer to one gender only: Firefighter and flight attendant are gender-neutral terms.
  • gerald sussman — (person)   (Gerald J. Sussman, Jerry) A noted hacker at MIT and one of the developers of SCHEME and 6.001.
  • glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
  • glutaraldehyde — a nonflammable liquid, C 5 H 8 O 2 , soluble in water and alcohol, toxic and an irritant, used for tanning leather and as a fixative for samples to be examined under the electron microscope.
  • go a bundle on — to be extremely fond of
  • golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
  • grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
  • grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
  • ground leakage — Ground leakage is the flow of current from a live conductor to the earth through the insulation.
  • guadalupe palm — a fan palm, Brahea (or Erythea) edulis, of southern California, having long clusters of globe-shaped, black, edible fruit.
  • guardian angel — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
  • half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
  • harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
  • heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
  • hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
  • household arts — activities such as sewing, cooking, etc, that are conducted in the running of a household
  • household name — a person or thing that is very well known
  • household soap — a substance that you use with water for washing clothes, removing stains, cleaning floors, etc
  • hydraulic pile — a hollow pile through which a jet of water is forced to wash away the ground beneath.
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
  • image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
  • indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
  • individualised — to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
  • individualises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of individualise.
  • individualized — Give an individual character to.
  • individualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of individualize.
  • industrialised — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
  • industrialized — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
  • industrializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of industrialize.
  • infundibulated — Funnel-shaped.
  • inland revenue — UK tax collection agency
  • internal audit — an audit conducted by company accountants on a regular basis (distinguished from independent audit).
  • intramedullary — located within the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, or bone marrow
  • isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
  • issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
  • jerusalem date — butterfly flower.
  • judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
  • juxtamedullary — (anatomy) next to the edge of the medulla (of the kidney).
  • kidney failure — loss of renal function
  • l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
  • laetare sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent when the introit begins with “ Laetare Jerusalem ” (Rejoice ye, Jerusalem).
  • land of beulah — (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) the peaceful land in which the pilgrim awaits the call to the Celestial City.
  • language death — the complete displacement of one language by another in a population of speakers.
  • langue de chat — a flat sweet finger-shaped biscuit
  • laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
  • last judgement — In the Christian religion, the Last Judgement is the last day of the world when God will judge everyone who has died and decide whether they will go to Heaven or Hell.
  • laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
  • laundry worker — sb who washes clothes for a living
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