14-letter words containing t, i, m, d
- dimenhydrinate — a synthetic, crystalline, antihistamine powder, C 17 H 22 NO⋅C 7 H 6 ClN 4 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergic disorders and as a preventive for seasickness and airsickness.
- dimensionality — Mathematics. a property of space; extension in a given direction: A straight line has one dimension, a parallelogram has two dimensions, and a parallelepiped has three dimensions. the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere. the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space. the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers. extension in time: Space-time has three dimensions of space and one of time.
- dimethyl ether — Dimethyl ether is a compound used as a propellant in aerosol canisters.
- dimethylketone — acetone.
- diminutiveness — The state or quality of being diminutive.
- dio chrysostom — 2nd century ad, Greek orator and philosopher
- diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
- diplomatically — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- diplostemonous — having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.
- direct primary — a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
- direct-examine — to subject to direct examination. Compare cross-examine (def 2).
- disaccommodate — to inconvenience (a person)
- disaffirmation — The act of denial; a declaration that something is not true.
- disambiguating — Present participle of disambiguate.
- disambiguation — to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”.
- disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- disarrangement — Upset of the normal order.
- disaster movie — a film in which a disastrous event such as an earthquake, fire, air crash etc is the focus of the action
- discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discomfitingly — In a manner that discomfits.
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconcertment — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- discontentment — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- discriminately — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- discriminating — to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate: a mark that discriminates the original from the copy.
- discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- discriminative — constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
- discriminators — Plural form of discriminator.
- discriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- disembowelment — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disenchantment — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- disengagements — Plural form of disengagement.
- disentrainment — the act of discharging troops from a train
- disfigurements — Plural form of disfigurement.
- disfurnishment — the act or quality of disfurnishing
- disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- disheartenment — The act of disheartening.
- disinformation — false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
- disinvolvement — the action or process of withdrawing from an obligation or commitment, especially from a political or military involvement: The secretary of state promised disinvolvement from the alliance.
- displenishment — the act of displenishing
- dissimilitudes — Plural form of dissimilitude.
- dissimulations — Plural form of dissimulation.
- dissolutionism — the beliefs and practices of dissolutionists
- distemperature — a distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health, mind, or temper.
- diurnal motion — the apparent daily motion, caused by the earth's rotation, of celestial bodies across the sky.
- divertissement — a diversion or entertainment.
- documentalists — Plural form of documentalist.