14-letter words containing m, r, d, s
- disencumbering — Present participle of disencumber.
- disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
- disentrainment — the act of discharging troops from a train
- disequilibrium — lack of equilibrium; imbalance.
- disfigurements — Plural form of disfigurement.
- disfurnishment — the act or quality of disfurnishing
- disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- disheartenment — The act of disheartening.
- disinformation — false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
- disk mirroring — (hardware, storage) Use of one or more mirrors of a hard disk.
- distemperature — a distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health, mind, or temper.
- divertissement — a diversion or entertainment.
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- domain address — (networking) The name of a host on the Internet belonging to the hierarchy of Internet domains.
- domestic court — (in England) a magistrates' court for domestic proceedings, such as matrimonial, guardianship, custodianship, affiliation, or adoption disputes
- domestic rates — a type of taxation system used to fund local government
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- dowager's hump — a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.
- dragon's mouth — arethusa (def 1).
- dramatisations — Plural form of dramatisation.
- dramatizations — Plural form of dramatization.
- dream analysis — the analysis of dreams as a means of gaining access to the unconscious mind, typically involving free association.
- 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.
- dysequilibrium — Alternative form of disequilibrium.
- e-mail address — electronic mail address
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- fairmindedness — Alt form fair-mindedness.
- field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- fireworks mode — The mode a machine is sometimes said to be in when it is performing a crash and burn operation.
- formal methods — (mathematics, specification) Mathematically based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems.
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- fragmentedness — The quality of being fragmented.
- freedom riders — (especially in the 1960s) a bus trip made to parts of the southern U.S. by persons engaging in efforts to integrate racially segregated public facilities.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- gerald sussman — (person) (Gerald J. Sussman, Jerry) A noted hacker at MIT and one of the developers of SCHEME and 6.001.
- 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.
- half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- handicraftsman — a person skilled in a handicraft; craftsman.
- hardshell clam — quahog.
- headmastership — The role or position of headmaster.
- headmistresses — Plural form of headmistress.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.