15-letter words containing s, e, a, d, r
- the-ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
- to make friends — If you make friends with someone, you begin a friendship with them. You can also say that two people make friends.
- toreador fresco — a mural (c1500 b.c.) from Minoan Crete.
- transfer window — the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other teams into their own
- transportedness — the quality or state of being carried away with pleasure or rapture
- trapdoor spider — any of various, often large, spiders (esp. family Ctenizidae) that dig a burrow and cover the entrance with a hinged lid like a trapdoor
- treacle mustard — a N temperate cruciferous annual plant, Erysimum cheiranthoides, having small yellow flowers. It is a common weed in cultivated ground
- tread a measure — to dance
- treasure island — (italics) a novel (1883) by R. L. Stevenson.
- tree of sadness — night jasmine (def 1).
- tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
- trojan asteroid — one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°
- troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- under secretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
- under-secretary — UK ministerial position
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underestimation — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- underhandedness — underhand.
- underresearched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- understandingly — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- unendurableness — the quality or state of being unendurable
- universal donor — a person with blood of group O.
- unpractisedness — the quality or state of being unpractised
- unskilled labor — work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
- untransmigrated — not transmigrated; not transferred or caused to be transferred
- upper east side — a section of the East Side of New York City, conventionally between 57th Street and 96th Street, known for its affluence.
- vaginal dryness — abnormal dryness of the vagina, caused by lack of natural lubrication
- vascular bundle — a longitudinal arrangement of strands of xylem and phloem, and sometimes cambium, that forms the fluid-conducting channels of vascular tissue in the rhizomes, stems, and leaf veins of vascular plants, the arrangement varying with the type of plant.
- villeda morales — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909?–71, Honduran diplomat and statesman: president 1957–63.
- vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- waddesdon manor — a mansion near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire: built (1880–89) in the French style for the Rothschild family: noted for its furnishings and collections of porcelain and paintings
- warmheartedness — The quality of being warmhearted.
- water-based mud — Water-based mud is a type of drilling mud consisting mainly of water, which has additives to modify it and make it more effective.
- waterford glass — fine cut or gilded glass made in Waterford, Ireland, having a slight blue cast due to the presence of cobalt.
- well-advertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- wiener neustadt — a city in E Austria, in Lower Austria. Pop: 37 627 (2002)
- wild strawberry — uncultivated plant bearing red fruit
- wilderness area — a region whose natural growth is protected by legislation and whose recreational and industrial use is restricted.
- wilderness road — a 300-mile (500-km) route from eastern Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky, explored by Daniel Boone in 1769 and marked as a trail by him and other pioneers in 1775: a major route for early settlers moving west.
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- wrongheadedness — The state of being wrongheaded.
- yorkshire dales — the valleys of the rivers flowing from the Pennines in W Yorkshire: chiefly Ribblesdale, Swaledale, Nidderdale, Wharfedale, and Wensleydale; tourist area