15-letter words containing ess
- crashworthiness — the ability of a vehicle structure to withstand a crash
- crestfallenness — the state of being crestfallen
- cyanide process — a process for recovering gold and silver from ores by treatment with a weak solution of sodium cyanide
- data processing — Data processing is the series of operations that are carried out on data, especially by computers, in order to present, interpret, or obtain information.
- defencelessness — The state or condition of being defenceless.
- defenselessness — The characteristic of being defenseless; vulnerability.
- defunct process — zombie process
- deleteriousness — The quality of being deleterious.
- depressor nerve — any nerve that when stimulated produces a fall in blood pressure by dilating the arteries or lowering the heartbeat
- describableness — The quality of being describable.
- descriptionless — Without a description.
- descriptiveness — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- dessertspoonful — You can refer to an amount of food resting on a dessertspoon as a dessertspoonful of food.
- destructiveness — tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of or to): a very destructive windstorm.
- determinateness — The state or quality of being determinate.
- dichotomousness — the quality of being dichotomous
- dictatorialness — The state or quality of being dictatorial.
- discernibleness — The state or quality of being discernible.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dispensableness — The quality of being dispensable.
- displeasingness — the state of being displeasing
- 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 the business — to achieve what is required
- downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
- 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.
- efficaciousness — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- emotionlessness — The property of being emotionless.
- evangelicalness — the state or quality of being evangelical
- everlastingness — The state or quality of being everlasting.
- exaggeratedness — the quality of being exaggerated
- exceptionalness — The quality of being exceptional.
- excess capacity — unused production capacity
- exhaustlessness — the quality of being exhaustless
- expeditiousness — The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.
- express oneself — to communicate one's thoughts or ideas
- expression mark — one of a set of musical directions, usually in Italian, indicating how a piece or passage is to be performed
- expression tree — (mathematics, grammar) The syntax tree of an expression.
- expressionistic — Expressionist.
- extravagantness — The quality of being extravagant.
- extrinsicalness — Quality of being extrinsical.
- faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy