14-letter words containing t, r, e, o, a, d
- battered-women — the array of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by women (battered women or battered wives) who have been beaten repeatedly or otherwise abused by their partners or spouses.
- beard-stroking — deep thought
- bermuda shorts — close-fitting shorts that come down to the knees
- beta reduction — [lambda-calculus] The application of a lambda abstraction to an argument expression. A copy of the body of the lambda abstraction is made and occurrences of the bound variable being replaced by the argument. E.g. (\ x . x+1) 4 --> 4+1 Beta reduction is the only kind of reduction in the pure lambda-calculus. The opposite of beta reduction is beta abstraction. These are the two kinds of beta conversion. See also name capture.
- beta-endorphin — a potent endorphin released by the anterior pituitary gland in response to pain, trauma, exercise, or other forms of stress.
- biodegradation — to decay and become absorbed by the environment: toys that will biodegrade when they're discarded.
- bioremediation — the use of plants to extract heavy metals from contaminated soils and water
- blood relation — A blood relation or blood relative is someone who is related to you by birth rather than by marriage.
- board of trade — (in the United Kingdom) a ministry within the Department of Trade: responsible for the supervision of commerce and the promotion of export trade
- body corporate — a group of persons incorporated to carry out a specific enterprise
- bored to death — very weary and lack stimulation
- born yesterday — brought forth by birth.
- botanic garden — a place in which plants are grown, studied, and exhibited
- boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
- bread poultice — a poultice made from breadcrumbs
- break the mold — If you say that someone breaks the mold, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
- breakfast food — any prepared cereal for breakfast
- breathe a word — to say something or anything
- broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms
- broken-hearted — Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- brood parasite — a young bird hatched and reared by birds of a different species as a result of brood parasitism.
- bulletin board — A bulletin board is a board which is usually attached to a wall in order to display notices giving information about something.
- calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
- card catalogue — a catalogue of books, papers, etc, filed on cards
- 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.
- catastrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of catastrophize.
- cater-cornered — diagonally placed; diagonal
- cathodographer — a person trained in taking cathodographs
- catty-cornered — cater-cornered
- center forward — A center forward in a team sport such as soccer or hockey is the player or position in the middle of the front row of attacking players.
- centre-forward — A centre-forward in a team sport such as football or hockey is the player or position in the middle of the front row of attacking players.
- cerro de punta — a mountain in central Puerto Rico: highest peak on the island. 4389 feet (1339 meters).
- character code — a machine-readable code that identifies a specified character or a set of such codes
- 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
- chocolate drop — a small disc of chocolate
- 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.
- 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
- concentratedly — with intense mental application
- confederations — Plural form of confederation.
- 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