14-letter words containing t, i, r, e, d
- bucket brigade — a line of persons passing buckets of water along in trying to put out a fire
- builder's knot — clove hitch
- building trade — the economic sector comprising all companies and workers involved in construction
- bulletin board — A bulletin board is a board which is usually attached to a wall in order to display notices giving information about something.
- butterfingered — a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
- cardiac arrest — A cardiac arrest is a heart attack.
- cardinal tetra — a small, brilliantly colored red and blue characin fish, Paracheirodon axelrodi, native to tropical forest streams in Brazil and Colombia: a popular aquarium fish.
- cardiocentesis — surgical puncture of the heart
- carotid artery — A carotid artery is one of the two arteries in the neck that supply the head with blood.
- carriage trade — trade from the wealthy part of society
- cartridge belt — a belt with pockets for cartridge clips or loops for cartridges
- cartridge case — a cylindrical, usually metal casing capable of being loaded with an explosive charge and often also a bullet
- cartridge clip — a metallic container holding cartridges for an automatic firearm
- catastrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of catastrophize.
- cathedral city — a city that has a cathedral
- center fielder — the player whose position is center field.
- cercopithecoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys)
- certified mail — If you send a letter or package by certified mail, you send it using a mail service which gives you an official record of the fact that it has been mailed and delivered.
- certified milk — milk that is processed according to the sanitation standards in the area in which it is sold
- charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
- chickenhearted — timid; fearful; cowardly.
- child molester — someone who sexually violates a child, esp someone legally convicted of this
- chlorothiazide — a diuretic drug administered orally in the treatment of chronic heart and kidney disease and hypertension. Formula: C7H6ClN3O4S2
- chlorthalidone — a diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and hypertension
- cigarette card — a small picture card, formerly given away with cigarettes, now collected as a hobby
- circumagitated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumagitate.
- circumvallated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumvallate.
- clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
- clitoridectomy — the surgical removal of the clitoris: a form of female circumcision, esp practised as a religious or ethnic rite
- closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
- collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
- collateralized — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralize.
- colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
- combined ratio — The combined ratio of an insurer or a reinsurer is the combination of its loss ratio and expense ratio.
- computer-aided — done or improved by computer
- conductometric — relating to the measurement of conductivity
- confederations — Plural form of confederation.
- connecting rod — a rod or bar for transmitting motion, esp one that connects a rotating part to a reciprocating part
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- considerations — Plural form of consideration.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- container dock — a dock designed for cargo containers
- containerboard — a form of paperboard, either corrugated or solid, that is used to make containers
- contradictable — Capable of being contradicted.
- contraindicate — to advise against or indicate the possible danger of (a drug, treatment, etc)
- converted rice — white rice prepared from brown rice that has been pressure-steamed to enable the nutrients within the bran to be absorbed by the starchy endosperm before the rice is dried and milled.
- coopered joint — a joint made between pieces in a polygonal or curved construction, using either splines or dowels.