14-letter words containing r, i, a, n, t
- disinthralling — the act of freedom from thraldom
- disorientating — to disorient.
- disorientation — to disorient.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- dissertational — Resembling or pertaining to dissertations.
- distractedness — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- distraughtness — The state or quality of being distraught or agitated; distressedness.
- distributional — an act or instance of distributing.
- ditransitivity — (grammar) The state or quality of being ditransitive.
- diurnal motion — the apparent daily motion, caused by the earth's rotation, of celestial bodies across the sky.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- down and dirty — unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
- down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
- down-and-dirty — unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
- 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.
- draconic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- drafting board — drawing board.
- drainage ditch — a ditch that excess water drains into
- dramatic irony — irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
- dramatisations — Plural form of dramatisation.
- dramatizations — Plural form of dramatization.
- 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.
- dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
- drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
- drinking straw — thin plastic tube for sucking up liquids
- drinking water — water that is safe to drink
- drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
- drone aircraft — a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing
- drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
- 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
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- east greenwich — a town in central Rhode Island.
- eastern empire — the eastern part of the Roman Empire, especially after the division in a.d. 395, having its capital at Constantinople: survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in a.d. 476.
- easternization — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- econometrician — Someone who studies economies with a view to mathematics.
- edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
- 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
- egalitarianism — belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
- electric piano — a piano operated by electrical means
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electronically — By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.