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14-letter words containing l, e, i, d, n

  • unrationalized — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
  • unreproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • unrestrictedly — in an unrestricted manner
  • unyieldingness — the quality or state of being unyielding
  • user-definable — (of a facility on a computer) that can be defined or varied by the user
  • Ústí nad labem — a port in the Czech Republic, on the Elbe River: textile and chemical industries. Pop: 95 000 (2005 est)
  • valentine card — a card expressing love or affection, sent, often anonymously, to your sweetheart or satirically to a friend, on Saint Valentine's Day
  • valetudinarian — an invalid.
  • vanadium steel — an alloy steel containing vanadium.
  • vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
  • venetian blind — a blind, as for a window, having overlapping horizontal slats that may be opened or closed, especially one in which the slats may be raised and drawn together above the window by pulling a cord.
  • venus's girdle — an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.
  • venus's-girdle — an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.
  • vespertilionid — any of a large family (Vespertilionidae) of long-tailed bats that are widely distributed, esp. in temperate regions, including most of the small, insect-eating species
  • vinyl chloride — a colorless, easily liquefied, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, C 2 H 3 Cl, having a pleasant, etherlike odor: used in the manufacture of plastics, as a refrigerant, and in the synthesis of polyvinyl chloride and other organic compounds.
  • welfare island — a former name of Roosevelt Island.
  • well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
  • well-conceived — to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation.
  • well-confirmed — made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed reservations on the three o'clock flight to Denver.
  • well-evidenced — that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
  • well-fashioned — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
  • well-furnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
  • well-nourished — having been provided with plenty of the material necessary for life and growth
  • well-organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
  • white-knuckled — causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
  • wild hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea arborescens, of the saxifrage family, common throughout the eastern half of the U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and a rounded cluster of white flowers.
  • wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
  • window cleaner — someone that cleans windows for a living
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • word blindness — alexia.
  • worldly-minded — having or showing devotion to the affairs and interests of this world.
  • wrangel island — an island in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of the extreme NE of Russia: administratively part of Russia; mountainous and mostly tundra. Area: about 7300 sq km (2800 sq miles)
  • wrestling hold — a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
  • yield strength — the stress necessary to produce a given inelastic strain in a material.
  • zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.
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