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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
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