14-letter words containing t, o, a, d
- unreciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- unromanticized — not romantic
- unsubordinated — noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
- up-to-dateness — (of persons, buildings, etc.) keeping up with the times, as in outlook, information, ideas, appearance, or style.
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- vantage ground — a position or place that gives one an advantage, as for action, view, or defense.
- vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
- vasodilatation — dilatation of the blood vessels, as by the action of a nerve.
- vegetable-gold — Also called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers.
- victory garden — a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, cultivated to increase food production during a war or period of shortages.
- video cassette — a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.
- waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
- wardour street — a street in Soho where many film companies have their London offices: formerly noted for shops selling antiques and mock antiques
- wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
- waste disposal — A waste disposal or a waste disposal unit is a small machine in a kitchen sink that chops up vegetable waste.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water dropwort — any of several umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Oenanthe, with umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- weather window — a limited interval when weather conditions can be expected to be suitable for a particular project, such as laying offshore pipelines, reaching a high mountain summit, launching a satellite, etc
- weatherboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherboard.
- weatherproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof.
- well motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
- well-modulated — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- well-motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- wholeheartedly — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
- wind generator — an electric generator situated on a tower and driven by the force of wind on blades or a rotor.
- wind indicator — a large weather vane used at airports to indicate wind direction.
- windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
- word formation — the formation of words, for example by adding prefixes or suffixes to roots
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- wyandotte cave — a cave in S Indiana: one of the most extensive in the U.S., with 23 miles (37 km) of passages.
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- xenodiagnostic — of or relating to xenodiagnosis
- yeddo hawthorn — a Japanese shrub, Raphiolepis umbellata, of the rose family, having leathery leaves and dense, hairy clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- yoda condition — (programming) The programming practise of using if (constant == variable) e.g. if (4 == foo) instead of the more natural if (variable == constant) It is named after the Star Wars character Yoda who says things like "Strong is Vader". It may have been invented as a way to prevent coding errors like if (count = 5) (accidentally using a single "=" (assignment) instead of a double "==" (comparison)). The above is syntactically valid whereas the Yoda equivalent would give a compile-time error.
- zodiacal light — a luminous tract in the sky, seen in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise and thought to be the light reflected from a cloud of meteoric matter revolving round the sun.