14-letter words containing s, i, n, d, o
- extension cord — an extra length of cable that can be added to an electric lead
- extension lead — an extra length of cable with a plug and a connector that can be added to an electric lead
- 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
- faeroe islands — group of Danish islands in the N Atlantic, between Iceland & the Shetland Islands: 540 sq mi (1,399 sq km); pop. 44,000
- fashion design — the activity of designing fashionable clothes
- fashion editor — an editor in charge of the fashion content of a newspaper or magazine
- fashion parade — a parade of models displaying clothes to prospective buyers
- fastidiousness — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- federalisation — Alternative spelling of federalization.
- fidei defensor — Defender of the Faith: one of the titles of English sovereigns.
- field emission — the removal of electrons from a metallic conductor by a strong electric field.
- fighting words — Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
- find one's way — If you find your way somewhere, you successfully get there by choosing the right way to go.
- finished goods — Finished goods are goods that have completed the manufacturing process, but have not yet been sold.
- first division — the half of a league comprising the teams having the best records at a particular time (opposed to second division).
- first offender — a person convicted of an offense of law for the first time.
- fishing ground — a part of a body of water where the fishing is usually good.
- flip 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.
- focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- food poisoning — an acute gastrointestinal condition characterized by such symptoms as headache, fever, chills, abdominal and muscular pain, nausea, diarrhea, and prostration, caused by foods that are naturally toxic, as poisonous mushrooms, by vegetable foods that are chemically contaminated, as by insecticides, or by bacteria or their toxins, especially of the genus Salmonella.
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- foundationless — Without foundation; unfounded.
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- french windows — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- front side bus — (hardware) (FSB) The bus via which a processor communicates with its RAM and chipset; one half of the Dual Independent Bus (the other half being the backside bus). The L2 cache is usually on the FSB, unless it is on the same chip as the processor [example?]. In PCI systems, the PCI bus runs at half the FSB speed. Altering the FSB speed and the multiplier ratio are the two main ways of overclocking processors.
- full-fashioned — knitted to conform to the shape of a body part, as of the foot or leg: full-fashioned hosiery.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- garda síochána — the police force of the Republic of Ireland
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
- golden thistle — Spanish oyster plant.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- good samaritan — a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30–37.
- goodnight kiss — a kiss given to a person before going home or going to sleep
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hebetudinosity — mental dullness; insipidity
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- hendersonville — a city in S Tennessee.
- hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
- highs and lows — If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times.
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- holiday season — period: November to January
- holland finish — an oil and sizing or starch finish applied to cotton fabrics to increase their opacity and strength.