15-letter words containing es
- dichotomousness — the quality of being dichotomous
- dictatorialness — The state or quality of being dictatorial.
- diesel-electric — having an electric motor powered directly by an electric generator or by batteries charged by the generator, with the generator being driven by a diesel engine: a diesel-electric locomotive.
- digestive gland — any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
- digestive tract — alimentary canal
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
- direct question — interrogative sentence
- discernibleness — The state or quality of being discernible.
- discombobulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discombobulate.
- disconformities — Plural form of disconformity.
- discontinuities — Plural form of discontinuity.
- discountenances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discountenance.
- disenfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenfranchise.
- disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- disinterestedly — unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
- dispensableness — The quality of being dispensable.
- displeasingness — the state of being displeasing
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- dissimilarities — Plural form of dissimilarity.
- distastefulness — The state or quality of being distasteful or objectionable; causing averseness; unpleasantness.
- distinctiveness — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
- distress rocket — a rocket fired from a ship to warn others nearby that it is in distress
- distress signal — a signal used, or designed to be used, by persons in peril, for the purpose of summoning aid, indicating their position, etc., as a radio code sign, aerial flare, flag hoist, or the like. Compare distress call (def 1).
- distressed area — a region so severely damaged by a flood, hurricane, or other natural catastrophe that its inhabitants need food, clothing, shelter, and economic aid from national charities or the federal government.
- distressfulness — The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.
- distrustfulness — The state or quality of being distrustful or doubtful; distrust; mistrust.
- do oneself well — to achieve success for oneself
- do the business — to achieve what is required
- doctoral thesis — a thesis written as part of a doctorate
- dodecasyllables — Plural form of dodecasyllable.
- dolni vestonice — a camping site of Upper Paleolithic mammoth hunters c23,000 b.c. in southern Moravia, Czech Republic, characterized chiefly by Venus figures, ornaments of mammoth ivory, and animal figures of baked clay.
- domestic animal — an animal, as the horse or cat, that has been tamed and kept by humans as a work animal, food source, or pet, especially a member of those species that have, through selective breeding, become notably different from their wild ancestors.
- domestic system — a manufacturing system whereby workers make products in their own homes with materials supplied by entrepreneurs.
- downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
- draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
- dress rehearsal — a rehearsal of a play or other performance in costume and with scenery, properties, and lights arranged and operated as for a performance: often the final rehearsal.
- dressed to kill — woman: in stylish clothes
- duchesse brisee — See under duchesse.
- duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
- ecclesiasticism — ecclesiastical principles, practices, or spirit.
- ecclesiological — Of or pertaining to ecclesiology.
- edict of nantes — a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- efficaciousness — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- elder statesman — experienced, respected figure
- electroanalyses — Plural form of electroanalysis.
- electrodialyses — Plural form of electrodialysis.
- electrophoreses — Plural form of electrophoresis.
- electrophoresis — The movement of charged particles in a fluid or gel under the influence of an electric field.
- emotionlessness — The property of being emotionless.