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14-letter words containing t, o, h, l, d

  • methodologists — Plural form of methodologist.
  • methyl bromide — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.
  • molded breadth — the extreme breadth of the framing of a vessel, excluding the thickness of the plating or planking.
  • muddle through — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
  • neanderthaloid — resembling or characteristic of the physical type of Neanderthal man.
  • nonestablished — without the official support of the government
  • nonhalogenated — not containing halogen
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
  • old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
  • on the downlow — not widely known
  • orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
  • outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
  • overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
  • photoduplicate — photocopy.
  • photoelectrode — an electrode that, following the absorption of light, can initialize electrochemical transformations
  • plymouth sound — an inlet of the English Channel in SW Devon, SW England
  • podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
  • pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
  • pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
  • push down list — (programming)   (PDL) In ITS days, the preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl.
  • put the lid on — to be the final blow to
  • radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
  • radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
  • radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
  • rob the cradle — a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
  • school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • 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.
  • sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • south portland — a city in SW Maine.
  • stand-off half — a player who acts as a link between his scrum half and three-quarter backs
  • texas hold 'em — a popular variety of poker in which each player can use any or all of five shared cards in combination with either or both of two private cards to form the best possible hand of five cards
  • the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
  • the free world — the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist
  • the lesser dog — the constellation Canis Minor
  • the lord's day — the Christian Sabbath; Sunday
  • the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
  • the oslo fjord — a bay in the southeast of Norway (an inlet of the Skagerrak)
  • the real world — if you talk about the real world, you are referring to the world and life in general, in contrast to a particular person's own life, experience, and ideas, which may seem untypical and unrealistic
  • the unemployed — people who are out of work
  • the wool trade — the business of buying and selling wool, formerly very important in Britain, Australia etc
  • the world over — If you say that something happens or exists the world over, you mean that it happens or exists in every part of the world.
  • theodore bilbo — Theodore Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, U.S. Southern populist politician: senator 1935–47.
  • think out loud — to speak one's thoughts as they occur
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