14-letter words containing s, u, r, e, l
- crested auklet — any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- crucible steel — a high-quality steel made by melting wrought iron, charcoal, and other additives in a crucible
- cruciverbalism — the compilation of crosswords
- cruciverbalist — a crossword puzzle enthusiast
- cruise control — In a car or other vehicle, cruise control is a system that automatically keeps the vehicle's speed at the same level.
- cruise missile — A cruise missile is a missile which carries a nuclear warhead and which is guided by a computer.
- crushed velvet — velvet with a flat finish that has a creased effect
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
- daughterliness — The quality of being daughterly.
- delivery suite — the area in a hospital where babies are delivered
- delta aquarids — either of two collections of meteors comprising meteor showers having their apparent origin in the constellation Aquarius and visible either in early May (Eta Aquarids) or late July (Delta Aquarids)
- dental surgeon — dentist who carries out surgery
- dental surgery — a place where a dentist can be consulted
- desert culture — the nomadic hunting, fishing, and gathering preagricultural post-Pleistocene phase in the American West, characterized by an efficient exploitation of varied natural resources that was continued by Amerindian cultures into historic times.
- despiritualize — to render less spiritual; to remove the spiritual character of; to make more material
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- dialect survey — a survey carried out in order to ascertain which dialect forms are used in which area
- disarticulated — Simple past tense and past participle of disarticulate.
- discourageable — Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
- discourteously — In a discourteous manner.
- discovery club — a division of Camp Fire, Inc., for members who are 12 or 13 years of age.
- disequilibrate — to put out of equilibrium; unbalance: A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.
- disequilibrium — lack of equilibrium; imbalance.
- disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- disregardfully — In a disregardful manner; negligently; heedlessly.
- distributively — serving to distribute, assign, allot, or divide; characterized by or pertaining to distribution.
- diverticulitis — inflammation of one or more diverticula, characterized by abdominal pain, fever, and changes in bowel movements.
- diverticulosis — the presence of saclike herniations of the mucosal layer of the colon through the muscular wall, common among older persons and usually producing no symptoms except occasional rectal bleeding.
- do-it-yourself — of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
- door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
- double deckers — (jargon) Married couples in which both partners work for Digital Equipment Corporation.
- double dresser — a dresser having two long drawers across its width for most of its height.
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- double-crosser — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- doubly serrate — biserrate
- dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
- duplex process — any of several methods for making steel in which the process is begun in one furnace and finished in another.
- dust collector — A dust collector is a vessel or piece of equipment for the removal of dust from a gas.
- dysequilibrium — Alternative form of disequilibrium.
- earl of surrey — Earl of (Henry Howard) 1517?–47, English poet.
- earned surplus — retained earnings.
- electrocutions — Plural form of electrocution.
- electrosurgery — Surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- enclosure wall — a wall that encloses a piece of land
- enteropneustal — relating to enteropneusts
- equilibristics — Any of various circus skills involving balance or equilibrium, such as juggling, tightrope walking, or riding a unicycle.
- ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.