14-letter words containing t, e, n, d, r
- distraughtness — The state or quality of being distraught or agitated; distressedness.
- distressedness — The state or quality of being distressed; anxiety.
- district nurse — In Britain, a district nurse is a nurse who goes to people's houses to give them medical treatment and advice.
- divertissement — a diversion or entertainment.
- divine liturgy — liturgy (def 5).
- dnepropetrovsk — a city in the E central Ukraine, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Dnieper River.
- do one's cruet — to be extremely angry; go into a rage
- do the honours — If someone does the honours at a social occasion or public event, they act as host or perform some official function.
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- dogwood winter — a short period of cold weather in the spring.
- don't you dare — If you say to someone 'don't you dare' do something, you are telling them not to do it and letting them know that you are angry.
- door furniture — locks, handles, etc, designed for use on doors
- dorsoventrally — In a dorsoventral manner.
- down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
- down-and-outer — without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.
- downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- dragon's teeth — conical or wedge-shaped concrete antitank obstacles protruding from the ground in rows: used in World War II
- drainage ditch — a ditch that excess water drains into
- draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
- dread to think — If you say that you dread to think what might happen, you mean that you are anxious about it because it is likely to be very unpleasant.
- dream merchant — a person, as a moviemaker or advertiser, who panders to or seeks to develop the public's craving for luxury, romance, or escapism.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
- drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
- drinking water — water that is safe to drink
- drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
- droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
- drone aircraft — a pilotless radio-controlled aircraft used for reconnaissance or bombing
- drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
- dry white wine — Dry white wine is white wine that does not have a sweet taste.
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- duarte fuentes — José Napoleón [haw-se nah-paw-le-awn] /hɔˈsɛ nɑ pɔ lɛˈɔn/ (Show IPA), 1926–90, Salvadoran political leader: president 1980–82, 1984–89.
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- dunning letter — a letter pressing someone for payment
- duplex printer — a printer that can make double-sided printouts
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dwarf chestnut — the edible nut of the chinquapin tree
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- elder brethren — the senior members of the governing body of Trinity House
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electrogilding — electroplating using gold
- electron model — (electronics) A model of semiconductor behaviour in which donors contribute the charge of an electron, and acceptors contribute a space for same, in effect contributing a fictional positive charge of similiar magnitude. Physicists use the electron model. Some language theorists consider language and the electron to be models in themselves. Contrast hole model.
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- elevated train — a train that runs on an elevated railway
- eleventh chord — a chord much used in jazz, consisting of a major or minor triad upon which are superimposed the seventh, ninth, and eleventh above the root