14-letter words containing m, o, s, a, d
- dragon's mouth — arethusa (def 1).
- dramatisations — Plural form of dramatisation.
- dramatizations — Plural form of dramatization.
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- 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.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- flaked almonds — small flat pieces of almond used in cooking
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- formal methods — (mathematics, specification) Mathematically based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems.
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- gold medallist — the winner of competition or race, who is awarded a gold medal
- golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
- good samaritan — a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30–37.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
- half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
- hold to ransom — to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
- home and hosed — definitely safe or successful
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
- household name — a person or thing that is very well known
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- ice-cream soda — An ice-cream soda is a dessert made from ice cream, fruit-flavoured syrup, and soda water. It is usually served in a tall glass.
- immoderateness — The quality of being immoderate, lack of moderation or temperance.
- impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
- in a good seam — doing well, esp financially
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- indemonstrable — not demonstrable; incapable of being demonstrated or proved.
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- lombard street — a street in London, England: a financial center.
- lords temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- madison avenue — a street in New York City that is a center of the advertising and public relations industries and that has become a symbol of their attitudes, methods, and practices.
- make one's bed — a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.