14-letter words containing s, a, c, d
- harpsichordist — One who plays the harpsichord.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- house of cards — a structure or plan that is insubstantial and subject to imminent collapse, as a structure made by balancing playing cards against each other: The scheme is so overly complicated that it's likely to prove to be just another house of cards.
- hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hypochondriacs — Plural form of hypochondriac.
- ice-cream soda — An ice-cream soda is a dessert made from ice cream, fruit-flavoured syrup, and soda water. It is usually served in a tall glass.
- idealistically — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- idiosyncracies — Plural form of idiosyncracy.
- idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
- incandescently — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- indelicateness — The quality of being indelicate; indelicacy.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indian sanicle — a North American boneset, Eupatorium rugosum, that has heads of white flowers and causes trembles and milk sickness.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- indiscriminant — Misspelling of indiscriminate.
- indiscriminate — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
- insecticidally — in an insecticidal manner
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
- isla de pascua — Spanish name of Easter Island.
- isocitric acid — a major intermediate in the Krebs cycle, having the formula C 6 H 8 O 7 .
- isocyanic acid — an unstable acid, CHNO, tautomeric with cyanic acid, known only in the form of its salts.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- issued capital — the shares of a company that have been sold or distributed
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
- japanese cedar — Japan cedar.
- judas iscariot — Also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
- juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
- knacker's yard — a slaughterhouse for horses
- know backwards — to understand completely
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- lend-lease act — the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.