14-letter words containing p, u, d, s
- duplex process — any of several methods for making steel in which the process is begun in one furnace and finished in another.
- dust explosion — an explosion caused by the ignition of an inflammable dust, such as flour or sawdust, in the air
- 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.
- duty-free shop — airport: untaxed goods store
- earned surplus — retained earnings.
- field larkspur — a European plant, Consolida regalis, of the buttercup family, having sparse clusters of blue or violet-colored flowers and smooth fruit.
- fluid pressure — the pressure exerted by a fluid, directly proportional to the specific gravity at any point and to the height of the fluid above the point.
- founder's type — special type cast by a type founder for hand composition, as opposed to type cast in a mechanical composing machine
- groundskeepers — Plural form of groundskeeper.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- 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.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- household soap — a substance that you use with water for washing clothes, removing stains, cleaning floors, etc
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
- intussuscepted — Received into some other thing or part, like a sword into a sheath.
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- jumping spider — any of several small, hairy spiders, of the family Salticidae, that stalk and jump upon their prey instead of snaring it in a web.
- keep sb amused — If you keep someone amused, you find things to do which stop them getting bored.
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- munitions dump — a place where munitions are stored
- muscle spindle — Cell Biology. a proprioceptor in skeletal muscle, composed of striated muscle fibers and sensory nerve endings in a connective tissue sheath, that conveys information via the spinal nerves on the state of muscle stretch, important in the reflex mechanism that maintains body posture.
- mustard powder — Mustard powder is a yellow powder. You add hot water to it in order to make mustard.
- non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- nonpressurized — Not pressurized.
- old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
- pas de bourree — a short running step.
- passion sunday — the fifth Sunday in Lent, being the second week before Easter.
- pay one's dues — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
- perfidiousness — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- picture spread — an act or instance of spreading: With a spread of her arms the actress acknowledged the applause.
- plumbous oxide — litharge.
- plymouth sound — an inlet of the English Channel in SW Devon, SW England
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
- police custody — If somebody or something is in police custody, they are kept somewhere secure, under the supervision of police officers, for example in a police station.
- polysuspensoid — a suspensoid in which the solid particles are polydisperse.
- position audit — a systematic assessment of the current strengths and weaknesses of an organization as a prerequisite for future strategic planning