14-letter words containing t, r, e, l
- do-it-yourself — of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
- doppler effect — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- dorsoventrally — In a dorsoventral manner.
- double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
- doubly serrate — biserrate
- 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.
- draggle-tailed — untidy; bedraggled; slovenly.
- draw-out table — draw table.
- draw-top table — a table that can be extended by sliding one or more additional leaves into place
- dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
- driftless area — a tract of land that was once surrounded but never covered by a continental glacier, consequently having no glacial deposits.
- drill sergeant — military officer who drills recruits
- dropper bottle — A dropper bottle is a container from which medicine is administered using a device that lets the medicine out in drops.
- dry-stone wall — A dry-stone wall is a wall that has been built by fitting stones together without using any cement.
- dunning letter — a letter pressing someone for payment
- duplex printer — a printer that can make double-sided printouts
- dust collector — A dust collector is a vessel or piece of equipment for the removal of dust from a gas.
- dwarf palmetto — an apparently stemless palm, Sabal minor, of the southeastern U.S., having stiff, bluish-green leaves, the leafstalks arising from the ground.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
- east liverpool — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- effervescently — effervescing; bubbling.
- effortlessness — The state of being effortless; facility.
- egalitarianism — belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- eightsome reel — a Scottish dance for eight people
- elder brethren — the senior members of the governing body of Trinity House
- elected member — person voted in as a member
- electioneering — Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
- electoral roll — list of registered voters
- electoral vote — the number of electors that each state or federal district is allowed to have
- electric chair — execution apparatus
- electric fence — a fence with an electric current in it, typically used to keep cattle in a field
- electric field — a field of force surrounding a charged particle within which another charged particle experiences a force
- electric light — a light powered by electricity
- electric mixer — a device for mixing ingredients which is powered by electricity
- electric motor — a device that converts electrical energy to mechanical torque
- electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
- electric piano — a piano operated by electrical means
- electric razor — an electrically powered implement for shaving, having reciprocating or rotating blades behind a fine metal comb or pierced foil
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electric storm — a violent atmospheric disturbance in which the air is highly charged with static electricity, causing a storm
- electrifyingly — In an electrifying manner.
- electrobiology — (physics, biology) The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms.