14-letter words containing s, o, r, d
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- nondescription — Absence of description; failure to describe something.
- nondescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
- nondeterminism — (computing) Dependence on factors other than initial state and input.
- nondiversified — Not diversified.
- nonparasitized — Not having been parasitized.
- nonpressurized — Not pressurized.
- nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- norfolk island — an island in the S Pacific between New Caledonia and New Zealand: a territory of Australia. 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- normal divisor — a normal subgroup.
- norman dynasty — a succession of English kings founded by Duke William of the duchy of Normandy in northern France, who conquered England in 1066 and whose successors ruled the country to 1154.
- north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
- north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
- northeastwards — northeastward.
- northwestwards — northwestward.
- of your dreams — If you describe someone or something as the person or thing of your dreams, you mean that you consider them to be ideal or perfect.
- old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- ondes martenot — an electronic keyboard instrument in which the frequency of an oscillator is varied to produce separate musical notes
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
- ordinary stock — British. common stock.
- ordnance corps — a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
- osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
- osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin
- osteodystrophy — (medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone.
- outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- over sb's head — If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority.
- over-advertise — to advertise too much
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
- overdistention — the act of distending or the state of being distended.
- overemphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasise.
- overemphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of overemphasize.
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- oversensitized — to render sensitive.
- oversimplified — simplified to the point of distortion or error
- oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- overstructured — excessively structured or organized.
- oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
- paedomorphosis — the resemblance of adult animals to the young of their ancestors: seen in the evolution of modern man, who shows resemblances to the young stages of australopithecines
- panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.