14-letter words containing l, s, e, r, i
- distributively — serving to distribute, assign, allot, or divide; characterized by or pertaining to distribution.
- diverging lens — a lens that causes a beam of parallel rays to diverge after refraction, as from a virtual image; a lens that has a negative focal length.
- 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.
- do-it-yourself — of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
- door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
- 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.
- driftless area — a tract of land that was once surrounded but never covered by a continental glacier, consequently having no glacial deposits.
- drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
- driving lesson — a session involving driving practice and theory with a driving instructor
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- dysequilibrium — Alternative form of disequilibrium.
- e-mail address — electronic mail address
- earless lizard — any of several slender iguanid lizards of the genus Holbrookia, of the western U.S. and Mexico, that have no external ear opening.
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- east liverpool — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- egalitarianism — belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
- eightsome reel — a Scottish dance for eight people
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electric storm — a violent atmospheric disturbance in which the air is highly charged with static electricity, causing a storm
- electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
- electrocutions — Plural form of electrocution.
- electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
- electrokinesis — (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
- electrologists — Plural form of electrologist.
- electroosmosis — osmosis through a membrane that is caused by the action of an electric field, usually such a field generated by two electrodes, one on each side of the membrane
- electrostatics — The study of stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
- elementariness — The state or condition of being elementary.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- english setter — bird dog
- enterprisingly — In an enterprising manner.
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- equilibristics — Any of various circus skills involving balance or equilibrium, such as juggling, tightrope walking, or riding a unicycle.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
- exasperatingly — In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- exclude a risk — If an insurance company excludes a risk, they declare that a particular risk is not covered by an insurance policy.