14-letter words containing t, h, u, d, e
- on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
- out the window — discarded or wasted
- outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- photoduplicate — photocopy.
- photoinductive — of, relating to, or being able to undergo photoinduction
- photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
- pseudaesthesia — imaginary sensation, like that of an amputated limb
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- put on the dog — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- put the lid on — to be the final blow to
- radium therapy — treatment of disease by means of radium.
- ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
- round the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- shit disturber — a person who enjoys causing controversy or upsetting people
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
- smooth-tongued — fluent or convincing in speech; glib.
- south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- starch-reduced — (of food, esp bread) having the starch content reduced, as in proprietary slimming products
- studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- terraced house — A terraced house or a terrace house is one of a row of similar houses joined together by their side walls.
- the beatitudes — the pronouncements in the Sermon on the Mount, which begin “Blessed are the poor in spirit”: Matt. 5:3-12
- the deerhunter — a film (1978) about the Vietnam War, directed by Michael Cimino and starring Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken
- the mujaheddin — (in Afghanistan and Iran) fundamentalist Muslim guerrillas; in Afghanistan in 1992 the mujaheddin overthrew the government but were unable to agree on a constitution due to factional conflict and in 1996 Taliban forces seized power
- the red guards — a radical political movement of civilian youths in China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution
- the unemployed — people who are out of work
- the upper body — the part of the body above the waist
- the upper hand — If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.
- thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
- third quartile — (in a frequency distribution) the largest quartile; the 75th percentile; the value of the variable below which three quarters of the elements are located.
- third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
- thought-reader — someone who can read minds or psychically know others' thoughts
- through bridge — a bridge in which the track is carried by the lower horizontal members
- thunder thighs — thick-set upper legs