14-letter words containing r, i, d, g
- drafting board — drawing board.
- dragging piece — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- draggle-tailed — untidy; bedraggled; slovenly.
- dragline crane — an excavating crane having a bucket that is dropped from a boom and dragged toward the crane base by a cable.
- drainage basin — the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also called catchment area, drainage area. Compare watershed (def 2).
- drainage ditch — a ditch that excess water drains into
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- draining board — The draining board is the place on a sink unit where things such as cups, plates, and cutlery are put to drain after they have been washed.
- draining spoon — a spoon with holes in it
- drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
- drawing office — an office where drawings are made
- dress designer — a person who designs clothes
- dressing glass — a small, adjustable mirror designed to stand on a dressing table.
- dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
- drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
- drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
- drilling fluid — a fluid used in the process of drilling bore holes and oil wells, for instance drilling mud, water, and compressed air amongst others
- drinking straw — thin plastic tube for sucking up liquids
- drinking water — water that is safe to drink
- driving barrel — (in a weight-driven clock) the drum turned by the descent of the weight, which drives the clock mechanism.
- driving lesson — a session involving driving practice and theory with a driving instructor
- driving mirror — (in a vehicle) the rear-view mirror
- driving school — vehicle operation lessons
- droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
- drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
- drummond light — calcium light.
- drunk dialling — the practice of making a phone call while drunk, esp to someone about whom one has romantic notions
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).
- dumping-ground — dump (def 17).
- dunning letter — a letter pressing someone for payment
- 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.
- eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- echocardiogram — a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph.
- edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- electrogilding — electroplating using gold
- epigrammatized — Simple past tense and past participle of epigrammatize.
- ever and again — now and then; from time to time
- exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
- exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
- farsightedness — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- featherbedding — the practice of requiring an employer to hire unnecessary employees, to assign unnecessary work, or to limit production according to a union rule or safety statute: Featherbedding forced the railroads to employ firemen on diesel locomotives.
- feeding frenzy — Slang. a ruthless attack on or exploitation of someone especially by the media.
- feeding ground — The feeding ground of a group of animals or birds, is the place where they find food and eat.
- fertility drug — a substance that enhances the ability to produce young.
- fidget spinner — a small toy comprising two or three prongs arranged around a central bearing, designed to be spun by the fingers as means of improving concentration or relieving stress
- field strength — the intensity of an electromagnetic wave at any point in the area covered by a radio or television transmitter
- fighting words — Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
- filter feeding — a method of feeding occurring in some aquatic animals, such as planktonic invertebrates and whalebone whales, in which minute food particles are filtered from the surrounding water