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

  • bastard ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • bastard-ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • 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
  • bidialectalism — the state of being bidialectal
  • binding strake — a very strong, heavy strake of planking, especially one next to a sheer strake.
  • blind staggers — the staggers
  • blister-packed — presented in a blister pack
  • brandy snifter — snifter (def 1).
  • breast-feeding — to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
  • brood parasite — a young bird hatched and reared by birds of a different species as a result of brood parasitism.
  • 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.
  • cardiac arrest — A cardiac arrest is a heart attack.
  • cardiocentesis — surgical puncture of the heart
  • cartridge case — a cylindrical, usually metal casing capable of being loaded with an explosive charge and often also a bullet
  • catastrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of catastrophize.
  • celestial body — an object visible in the sky, such as a planet
  • charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
  • 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.
  • coated vesicle — a clathrin-covered vesicle that forms from the closure of a coated pit, engulfing the ligand-receptor complex in endocytosis.
  • cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
  • collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
  • 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.
  • credit charges — the charges applied by credit card companies to customers buying goods on credit
  • creditableness — The state or quality of being creditable.
  • crested lizard — a long-tailed iguanid lizard, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, of arid areas in the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, having a row of enlarged scales down the back.
  • critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
  • cross-addicted — addicted to two or more substances simultaneously.
  • dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
  • daniel webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
  • 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.
  • dead president — a banknote
  • dead sea fruit — something that appears to be beautiful or full of promise but is in reality nothing but illusion and disappointment.
  • dead to rights — in an undeniably incriminating situation; red-handed
  • death benefits — Death benefits are the amount of money that an insurance policy will pay upon the death of the person whose life is being insured.
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