14-letter words containing s, e, n, d, o
- blow one's lid — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- blurred vision — a condition which makes it impossible to see clearly
- boarding house — A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
- body mechanics — body exercises that are intended to improve one's posture, stamina, poise, etc.
- bonded-whiskey — something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- borders region — a former local government region in S Scotland, formed in 1975 from Berwick, Peebles, Roxburgh, Selkirk, and part of Midlothian; replaced in 1996 by Scottish Borders council area
- born yesterday — brought forth by birth.
- bound moisture — Bound moisture is liquid in a solid, which exerts a vapor pressure that is less than the pure liquid would do at the same temperature.
- boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
- bow and scrape — to behave in an excessively deferential or obsequious way
- boxed comments — (programming) Comments that occupy several lines by themselves; so called because in assembler and C code they are often surrounded by a box in a style similar to this: /************************************************* * * This is a boxed comment in C style * *************************************************/ Common variants of this style omit the asterisks in column 2 or add a matching row of asterisks closing the right side of the box. The sparest variant omits all but the comment delimiters themselves; the "box" is implied. Opposite of winged comments.
- brazing solder — an alloy of copper and zinc for joining two metal surfaces by melting the alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces
- breeding stock — animals specifically kept to breed from
- brushed cotton — cotton fabric that is brushed to remove excess lint and fibres to leave a soft, smooth finish
- builder's knot — clove hitch
- bull-nosed bow — a bow having a bulbous forefoot.
- cadaverousness — of or like a corpse.
- cardiocentesis — surgical puncture of the heart
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- chondrogenesis — the growth of cartilage
- cinnamon sedge — an angler's name for a small caddis fly, Limnephilus lunatus, having pale hind wings, that frequents sluggish water
- clingmans dome — mountain on the Tenn.-N.C. border; highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains: 6,642 ft (2,024 m)
- closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
- closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
- co-respondents — men's two-coloured shoes, usually black and white or brown and white
- coarse-grained — having a large or coarse grain
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
- coffee grounds — the used ground beans that remain in a pot or coffee-maker
- colorblindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- commodiousness — The state or quality of being commodious.
- common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
- compassionated — Simple past tense and past participle of compassionate.
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- condensational — Of or pertaining to condensation.
- condensed milk — Condensed milk is very thick sweetened milk that is sold in cans.
- condensed type — a typeface narrower than the standard type for the series
- condescendence — a statement of facts presented by the plaintiff in a cause
- condescendency — Condescendence.
- conductivities — Plural form of conductivity.
- confederations — Plural form of confederation.
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- consent decree — a negotiated agreement of the parties to a lawsuit which resolves the disputed issues and is sanctioned by the court; often, specif., such an agreement by which the defendant agrees to cease an activity or practice asserted by the government to be illegal
- considerations — Plural form of consideration.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- consumer goods — Consumer goods are items bought by people for their own use, rather than by businesses. Compare capital goods.
- contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contractedness — the state of being shortened
- controlledness — The degree to which something is controlled.
- convolutedness — twisted; coiled.