14-letter words containing r, e, o, i, n
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disintegrators — Plural form of disintegrator.
- disintegratory — Causing or relating to disintegration.
- disorderedness — The quality of being disordered.
- disorderliness — The state or quality of being disorderly.
- disorientating — to disorient.
- disorientation — to disorient.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- dispersal zone — a defined area in which any police or community support officer can force any group of two or more people to disperse for 24 hours
- dissertational — Resembling or pertaining to dissertations.
- dividend cover — the number of times that a company's dividends to shareholders could be paid out of its annual profits after tax, used as an indication of the probability that dividends will be maintained in subsequent years
- docking bridge — a raised platform running from one side to the other of a ship toward the stern, used by officers for supervising docking operations.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- dogwood winter — a short period of cold weather in the spring.
- domain address — (networking) The name of a host on the Internet belonging to the hierarchy of Internet domains.
- door furniture — locks, handles, etc, designed for use on doors
- door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
- downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- 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.
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- draw a pension — If you draw a pension, you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age.
- drawing office — an office where drawings are made
- dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- driving lesson — a session involving driving practice and theory with a driving instructor
- droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
- drone aircraft — a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing
- drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
- 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.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- ecoengineering — A form of engineering that aims to work in harmony with the natural environment.
- econometrician — Someone who studies economies with a view to mathematics.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- effort bargain — a bargain in which the reward to an employee is based on the effort that the employee puts in
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- electioneering — Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
- electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
- electric piano — a piano operated by electrical means
- electrocutions — Plural form of electrocution.
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity