14-letter words containing t, i, n, e, r
- disentrainment — the act of discharging troops from a train
- disfigurements — Plural form of disfigurement.
- disforestation — Archaic form of deforestation.
- disfurnishment — the act or quality of disfurnishing
- disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- disheartenment — The act of disheartening.
- disincarcerate — to release from imprisonment
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- disinheritance — Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
- disintegrating — Present participle of disintegrate.
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disintegrative — to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- disintegrators — Plural form of disintegrator.
- disintegratory — Causing or relating to disintegration.
- disinteresting — absence of interest; indifference.
- disinvestiture — the act or state of being disinvested
- disorientating — to disorient.
- disorientation — to disorient.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
- dispiritedness — The state or condition of being dispirited.
- disruptiveness — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- dissertational — Resembling or pertaining to dissertations.
- distractedness — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- 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).
- documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
- dogwood winter — a short period of cold weather in the spring.
- door furniture — locks, handles, etc, designed for use on doors
- down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
- 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.
- drainage ditch — a ditch that excess water drains into
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.