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14-letter words containing s, t, a, n, d, i

  • ballistic wind — a single wind vector that would have the same net effect on the trajectory of a projectile as the varying winds encountered in flight.
  • basic industry — an industry which is highly important in a nation's economy
  • bastard indigo — a bushy shrub, Amorpha fruticosa, of the legume family, native to North America, having elongated clusters of dull purplish or bluish flowers.
  • bastardisation — Alternative form of bastardization.
  • bastardization — the act of bastardizing
  • basting thread — inexpensive, loosely twisted thread that can be easily pulled out when permanent stitching is in place
  • batten disease — a rare hereditary disease in which lipids accumulate in the nervous system, leading to mental deterioration, loss of mobility, and blindness that start in early childhood
  • beard-stroking — deep thought
  • binding strake — a very strong, heavy strake of planking, especially one next to a sheer strake.
  • bird sanctuary — an area of land in which birds are protected and encouraged to breed
  • blind as a bat — having extremely poor eyesight
  • blind staggers — the staggers
  • blind stamping — an impression on a book cover without using colour or gold leaf
  • boatswain bird — tropic bird.
  • body snatching — the act or practice of robbing a grave to obtain a cadaver for dissection.
  • brandy snifter — snifter (def 1).
  • breast-feeding — to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
  • canada thistle — a prickly European weed (Cirsium arvense) of the composite family, with heads of purplish flowers and wavy leaves: now common as a fast-spreading, injurious weed throughout the N U.S.
  • cardiocentesis — surgical puncture of the heart
  • charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
  • chondromatosis — a painful and immobilizing condition that affects the joints, in particular the elbow, hip, and knee joints, and results in the synovial tissue becoming cartilaginous
  • citizens' band — Citizens' Band is a range of radio frequencies which the general public is allowed to use to send messages to each other and is used especially by truck drivers in their vehicles. The abbreviation CB is often used.
  • closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
  • coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
  • commandantship — the office of a commandant
  • 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.
  • confederations — Plural form of confederation.
  • conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
  • considerations — Plural form of consideration.
  • consolidations — Plural form of consolidation.
  • consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
  • contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
  • contrabandists — Plural form of contrabandist.
  • contradictions — the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition.
  • contradictious — inclined to contradict; contentious
  • contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
  • coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
  • cotransduction — the simultaneous transfer of multiple genes from one bacterium to another by a single bacteriophage
  • countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
  • counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
  • creditableness — The state or quality of being creditable.
  • custodian bank — A custodian bank is a bank that holds customer assets in safety.
  • dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
  • daniel webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
  • darning stitch — a stitch used in darning that imitates the texture of the fabric that is to be mended
  • dating service — a service that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
  • daughterliness — The quality of being daughterly.
  • de-designation — an act of designating.
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