14-letter words containing r, h, o, d
- marble orchard — cemetery.
- marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
- medal of honor — The Medal of Honor is a medal that is given to members of the U.S. armed forces who have shown special courage or bravery in battle.
- method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
- methyl bromide — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.
- michael jordan — Barbara Charline, 1936–96, U.S. politician.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- mind the store — to tend to business
- mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- molded breadth — the extreme breadth of the framing of a vessel, excluding the thickness of the plating or planking.
- monosaccharide — a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
- mother goddess — Kālī.
- mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
- muddle through — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- muhammad ghori — Mohammed of Ghor.
- mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- mushroom cloud — mushroom (def 4).
- myocardiograph — an instrument for recording the movements of the heart.
- myocardiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the myocardium.
- nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
- neanderthaloid — resembling or characteristic of the physical type of Neanderthal man.
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
- north branford — a town in S Connecticut.
- north canadian — river flowing from NE N.Mex. east & southeast into the Canadian River in E Okla.: 760 mi (1,223 km)
- north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
- north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northern dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
- off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- off the record — making or affording a record.
- off-the-record — not for publication; not to be quoted: a candidate's off-the-record remarks to reporters.
- on home ground — If you say that someone is on their home ground, you mean that they are in or near where they work or live, and feel confident and secure because of this.
- on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
- one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
- open deathtrap — (abuse) An abusive hackerism for the Santa Cruz Operation's Open DeskTop. The funniest part is that this was coined by SCO's own developers. Compare AIDX, Macintrash Nominal Semidestructor, ScumOS, sun-stools, HP-SUX.
- orchard oriole — a North American oriole, Icterus spurius, the male of which is chestnut and black.
- ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
- orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
- osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
- osteodystrophy — (medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone.
- other-directed — guided by a set of values that is derived from current trends or outward influences rather than from within oneself.
- outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- over sb's head — If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority.
- overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.