14-letter words containing r, i, t, u
- distrustful of — suspicious of; having no confidence in
- diurnal motion — the apparent daily motion, caused by the earth's rotation, of celestial bodies across the sky.
- diverticulated — having diverticula
- diverticulitis — inflammation of one or more diverticula, characterized by abdominal pain, fever, and changes in bowel movements.
- diverticulosis — the presence of saclike herniations of the mucosal layer of the colon through the muscular wall, common among older persons and usually producing no symptoms except occasional rectal bleeding.
- divine liturgy — liturgy (def 5).
- do-it-yourself — of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- domestic court — (in England) a magistrates' court for domestic proceedings, such as matrimonial, guardianship, custodianship, affiliation, or adoption disputes
- door furniture — locks, handles, etc, designed for use on doors
- 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.
- draw a picture — represent sth visually
- drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
- droit de suite — a right recognized by the legislation of several member countries of the European Union whereby an artist, or his or her heirs, is entitled to a share of the price of a work of art if it is resold during the artist's lifetime or for 70 years after his or her death
- drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
- drummond light — calcium light.
- 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
- dunkirk spirit — fortitude and stoicism in a demanding or dangerous situation
- dunning letter — a letter pressing someone for payment
- duplex printer — a printer that can make double-sided printouts
- 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.
- electrocutions — Plural form of electrocution.
- eleutheromania — A great desire for or obsession with freedom.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- engine trouble — malfunction of a vehicle's engine
- equiangularity — the state of being equiangular
- equilibristics — Any of various circus skills involving balance or equilibrium, such as juggling, tightrope walking, or riding a unicycle.
- equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- espíritu santo — an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)
- ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- evolutionarily — In an evolutionary manner.
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- excommunicator — One who excommunicates.
- excruciatingly — In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great pain or anguish.
- executive park — a commercial complex consisting of an office building set in parklike surroundings, often with such facilities as parking lots, restaurants, and recreational areas.
- extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
- f distribution — a continuous distribution obtained from the ratio of two chi-square distributions and used esp to test the equality of the variances of two normally distributed variances
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- feature editor — a newspaper or magazine journalist who commissions and edits feature articles
- feature writer — a newspaper or magazine journalist who writes feature articles
- fertility cult — a religious cult devoted to the enhancement of the fertility of persons, plants, or animals, by means of rituals often associated with a particular deity.
- fertility drug — a substance that enhances the ability to produce young.
- fiesta taurina — fiesta de toros.
- fifth republic — the republic established in France in 1958, the successor to the Fourth Republic.
- figurativeness — The property of being figurative.