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14-letter words containing o, r, s, i

  • distrustful of — suspicious of; having no confidence in
  • 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.
  • 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
  • door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
  • dorcas society — a society of women of a church whose work it is to provide clothing for the poor.
  • downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
  • drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
  • draining spoon — a spoon with holes in it
  • dramatisations — Plural form of dramatisation.
  • dramatizations — Plural form of dramatization.
  • draw a pension — If you draw a pension, you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age.
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • driving lesson — a session involving driving practice and theory with a driving instructor
  • driving school — vehicle operation lessons
  • droit de suite — a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death
  • droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
  • drop-down list — pull-down list
  • dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
  • dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
  • dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • east liverpool — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
  • easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
  • eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
  • ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
  • 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.
  • elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
  • empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
  • endocervicitis — (medicine) inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix.
  • endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
  • endoradiosonde — an internally placed electronic device that relays information about conditions inside the body
  • energy obesity — the practice of being wasteful of energy in the form of electricity, fossil fuels, etc, in one's day-to-day life
  • enterocentesis — a procedure that involves puncturing the intestine to withdraw fluid or gas
  • epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
  • epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
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