15-letter words containing s, d, e, a, t
- jupiter's-beard — red valerian.
- jurisprudential — the science or philosophy of law.
- juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
- keynote address — a speech, as at a political convention, that presents important issues, principles, policies, etc.
- kidasa software — (company) A company which develops project management software for Microsoft Windows.
- kindergarteners — a child who attends a kindergarten.
- kindheartedness — The quality of being kindhearted.
- ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
- ladies'-tresses — any of a genus (Spiranthes) of wild orchids with small, white flowers arranged spirally on spikes
- lady's bedstraw — a Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium verum, with clusters of small yellow flowers
- laminated glass — Laminated glass is safety glass in which a transparent plastic film is placed between plates of glass.
- lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
- landeshauptmann — the head of government in an Austrian state
- leading strings — strings or straps formerly used to guide and support a young child learning to walk
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- least sandpiper — a small, American sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, related to the stints of Europe.
- levant wormseed — the dried, unexpanded flower heads of a wormwood, Artemisia cina (Levant wormseed) or the fruit of certain goosefoots, especially Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides), the Mexican tea or American wormseed, used as an anthelmintic drug.
- liberal studies — a supplementary arts course for those specializing in scientific, technical, or professional studies
- light and shade — If you say that there is light and shade in something such as a performance, you mean you like it because different parts of it are different in tone or mood.
- lightheadedness — Alternative spelling of light-headedness.
- loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
- lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
- look daggers at — to look at with anger or hatred
- look-say method — a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
- lower east side — a section in the borough of Manhattan, New York: noted for its immigrant culture.
- mad as a hatter — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- made to measure — (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.
- made-to-measure — (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.
- madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- maladaptiveness — The quality of being maladaptive.
- mashed potatoes — potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft pulpy mass
- massed practice — learning with no intervals or short intervals between successive bouts of learning
- master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
- master's degree — a degree awarded by a graduate school or department, usually to a person who has completed at least one year of graduate study.
- mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- mastoidectomies — Plural form of mastoidectomy.
- maternity dress — a dress worn by a pregnant woman and which is designed to allow for the changes in body size which take place during pregnancy
- means to an end — method of achieving sth
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medical student — trainee doctor
- medical studies — a course of study leading to qualification as a doctor of medicine
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
- mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
- mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- middle distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.
- middle-distance — Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc.