14-letter words containing l, e, d, g, r, s
- groundsel tree — a composite shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, having dull, gray-green leaves and fruit with tufts of long, white hair, growing in salt marshes of eastern North America.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
- highland dress — the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers
- hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- league leaders — the team at the top of a league
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- 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
- porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- 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.
- sacred college — the collective body of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- 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.
- sand lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
- scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
- scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
- 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-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-engrossed — to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in her work.
- self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
- 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-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
- self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- siegfried line — a zone of fortifications in W Germany facing the Maginot Line, constructed in the years preceding World War II.
- silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
- silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
- single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- soldering iron — an instrument for melting and applying solder.
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- the everglades — a subtropical marshy region of Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee: contains the Everglades National Park established to preserve the flora and fauna of the swamps. Area: over 13 000 sq km (5000 sq miles)