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14-letter words containing u, d, m, r

  • departure time — the time of departure of a train, bus, aircraft, etc
  • deuteromycetes — any fungus of the class Fungi Imperfecti.
  • diamantiferous — (usually of geographical regions) producing or bearing diamonds
  • diamondiferous — containing or yielding diamonds for mining.
  • diaphragm pump — A diaphragm pump is a pump in which a diaphragm is used to move a fluid.
  • disciplinarium — a scourge for flogging penitents
  • discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
  • disencumbering — Present participle of disencumber.
  • disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
  • disequilibrium — lack of equilibrium; imbalance.
  • disfigurements — Plural form of disfigurement.
  • disfurnishment — the act or quality of disfurnishing
  • disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
  • distemperature — a distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health, mind, or temper.
  • diurnal motion — the apparent daily motion, caused by the earth's rotation, of celestial bodies across the sky.
  • do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
  • documentarians — Plural form of documentarian.
  • domestic court — (in England) a magistrates' court for domestic proceedings, such as matrimonial, guardianship, custodianship, affiliation, or adoption disputes
  • double bedroom — a large bedroom
  • double drummer — a type of cicada
  • double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
  • double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
  • dowager's hump — a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.
  • dragon's mouth — arethusa (def 1).
  • drop-down menu — pull-down menu
  • drum majorette — a girl or woman who leads a marching band or drum corps.
  • drummond light — calcium light.
  • dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
  • dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
  • dumping ground — dump (def 17).
  • dumping-ground — dump (def 17).
  • dutch reformed — of or relating to a Protestant denomination (Dutch Reformed Church) founded by Dutch settlers in New York in 1628 and renamed the Reformed Church in America in 1867.
  • dysequilibrium — Alternative form of disequilibrium.
  • emergency fund — a sum of money set aside by a country, group, or organization for use in an emergency
  • empire-builder — a person who seeks extra power for its own sake, esp by increasing the number of his subordinates or staff
  • euclidean norm — (mathematics)   The most common norm, calculated by summing the squares of all coordinates and taking the square root. This is the essence of Pythagoras's theorem. In the infinite-dimensional case, the sum is infinite or is replaced with an integral when the number of dimensions is uncountable.
  • field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
  • flame-coloured — having a strong reddish-orange colour
  • founder member — A founder member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up.
  • french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
  • garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • gerald sussman — (person)   (Gerald J. Sussman, Jerry) A noted hacker at MIT and one of the developers of SCHEME and 6.001.
  • granny dumping — the abandonment of an elderly person, especially a relative, at a hospital, bus station, etc.
  • ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
  • guided imagery — a relaxation technique in which words, sounds, etc., are used to evoke positive mental images, feelings, and thoughts.
  • half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
  • hardy ageratum — the mistflower.
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
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