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14-letter words containing o, n, e, d

  • andrew toolkit — (tool)   (ATK) A portable user interface toolkit developed as part of the Andrew project, running on the X Window System and distributed with X11R5.
  • androcephalous — having a human head
  • androdioecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
  • andromedotoxin — a poisonous substance found in various plants of the family Ericaceae, and in particular in plants of the genus Andromeda
  • andromonoecism — the condition of being andromonoecious
  • angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • angle of slide — the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will start to slide or flow.
  • animadversions — Plural form of animadversion.
  • anthropoid ape — any primate of the family Pongidae, having no tail, elongated arms, and a highly developed brain. The group includes gibbons, orang-utans, chimpanzees, and gorillas
  • anti-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
  • antidefamation — (of a group or organization) against defamation
  • antidemocratic — opposed to the principles or practice of democracy
  • antidepression — alleviating or preventing depression
  • antidiarrhoeal — a drug used to prevent or treat diarrhoea
  • antoine domino — Antoine ("Fats") born 1928, U.S. rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer, and composer.
  • appendectomies — Plural form of appendectomy.
  • appendicectomy — surgical removal of any appendage, esp the vermiform appendix
  • archidiaconate — the office, term of office, or area of jurisdiction of an archdeacon
  • arrondissement — the largest administrative subdivision of a department
  • as good as new — If you say that something or someone is as good as new, you mean that they are in a very good condition or state, especially after they have been damaged or ill.
  • ascending node — the node through which an orbiting body passes as it moves to the north (opposed to descending node).
  • assistance dog — a dog that has been specially trained to live with and accompany a disabled person, carrying out such tasks as prompting them to take medication or assisting them to cross a road
  • at a loose end — If you are at a loose end, you are bored because you do not have anything to do and cannot think of anything that you want to do. In American English, you usually say that you are at loose ends.
  • at second hand — If you experience something at second hand, you are told about it by other people rather than experiencing it yourself.
  • at the hand of — through the action of
  • auction bridge — a variety of bridge, now generally superseded by contract bridge, in which all the tricks made score towards the game
  • audio response — a computer response that is audible rather than textual or graphical
  • auditory nerve — either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, which connect the ear with the brain and carry impulses relating to sound and balance
  • autoantibodies — Plural form of autoantibody.
  • autodesk, inc. — (company)   The distributors of the AutoCAD CAD package. Address: Sausalito, CA, USA.
  • autoresponders — Plural form of autoresponder.
  • aviation badge — wings.
  • aviation cadet — one who trains to become an officer in an air force.
  • aviation-badge — Also called aviation badge. Military Informal. a badge bearing the image of a spread pair of bird's wings with a distinctive center design, awarded to an aircrewman on completion of certain requirements.
  • avoidance play — a play by the declarer designed to prevent a particular opponent from taking the lead.
  • award ceremony — ceremony at which an award is presented
  • axis-ordinates — y-axis (def 1).
  • azidothymidine — an antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV/AIDS
  • back o' beyond — remote; out-of-the-way; isolated.
  • back of beyond — a very remote place
  • backside-front — backend-to.
  • ballon d'essai — a project or policy put forward experimentally to gauge reactions to it
  • ballroom dance — a social dance, popular since the beginning of the 20th century, in conventional rhythms, such as the foxtrot and the quickstep
  • banker's order — pay order, banker's cheque
  • battered woman — See under battered woman syndrome.
  • battered-women — the array of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by women (battered women or battered wives) who have been beaten repeatedly or otherwise abused by their partners or spouses.
  • be browned off — to be angry, disgusted, etc.
  • be in bad odor — to be in ill repute
  • be of one mind — to have the same opinion or desire
  • beard-stroking — deep thought
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