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14-letter words containing o, u, r, l

  • croquet mallet — the wooden mallet used by a croquet player
  • cross-cultural — Cross-cultural means involving two or more different cultures.
  • cross-multiply — to remove fractions from an equation by multiplying each side by the common multiple of the denominators of the fractions of both sides.
  • cruise control — In a car or other vehicle, cruise control is a system that automatically keeps the vehicle's speed at the same level.
  • cubital furrow — (in certain insects) a crease, between the cubital and anal veins, along which the wing folds.
  • culture factor — culture as a causative agent, especially in contrast to biological factors.
  • cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
  • curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
  • daylight hours — the hours when it is daylight
  • dental surgeon — dentist who carries out surgery
  • desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
  • dihedral group — the group of reflections, rotations, and symmetries of a regular n -sided polygon.
  • discolouration — (UK) alternative spelling of discoloration.
  • discourageable — Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
  • discouragingly — In a discouraging manner.
  • discourteously — In a discourteous manner.
  • discovery club — a division of Camp Fire, Inc., for members who are 12 or 13 years of age.
  • disillusionary — of or relating to disillusion
  • distributional — an act or instance of distributing.
  • distrustful of — suspicious of; having no confidence in
  • diurnal motion — the apparent daily motion, caused by the earth's rotation, of celestial bodies across the sky.
  • 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 a slow burn — If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily.
  • 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.
  • double bedroom — a large bedroom
  • double deckers — (jargon)   Married couples in which both partners work for Digital Equipment Corporation.
  • double dresser — a dresser having two long drawers across its width for most of its height.
  • double dribble — an infraction, resulting in loss of possession of the ball, occurring either when a player uses both hands simultaneously when dribbling or when a player interrupts a dribble by holding the ball momentarily in one or both hands.
  • double drummer — a type of cicada
  • double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
  • double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
  • double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
  • double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
  • double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • double-crosser — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
  • doubly serrate — biserrate
  • downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
  • downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
  • dracula, count — (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
  • draw-out table — draw table.
  • drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
  • drummond light — calcium light.
  • dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
  • duodenal ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the duodenum.
  • duplex process — any of several methods for making steel in which the process is begun in one furnace and finished in another.
  • dust collector — A dust collector is a vessel or piece of equipment for the removal of dust from a gas.
  • earl of surrey — Earl of (Henry Howard) 1517?–47, English poet.
  • electrocautery — Cautery using a needle or other instrument that is electrically heated.
  • electroculture — the practice of using electricity in agriculture or horticulture in order to stimulate plant growth
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