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14-letter words that end in d

  • leather-lunged — speaking or capable of speaking in a loud, resonant voice, especially for prolonged periods: The leather-lunged senator carried on the filibuster for 18 hours.
  • leave for dead — to abandon
  • leavened bread — bread that contains a raising agent, such as yeast
  • leland hayward — Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.
  • leopard lizard — any long-tailed lizard of the genus Gambelia, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having the body marked with spots and bars of dark or light brown or black.
  • lepidodendroid — resembling or relating to plants of the extinct genus Lepidodendron, which were prolific during the Carboniferous period
  • levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
  • liberal-minded — espousing liberal views and policies
  • liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • linolenic acid — colourless unsaturated essential fatty acid
  • literal-minded — unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact.
  • little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
  • lost and found — a room in a public place for items left behind and from which the owners may retrieve them.
  • lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
  • magnetic field — a region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
  • make one's bed — a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
  • malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • male-dominated — with men in control
  • mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
  • marble orchard — cemetery.
  • marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
  • martin du gard — Roger [raw-zhey] /rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1958, French novelist: Nobel prize 1937.
  • matara diamond — a zircon heat-treated to render it colorless: not a true diamond.
  • maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
  • matter in deed — a fact or statement that can be proved or established by a deed or specialty.
  • maturity yield — Finance. the rate of return on a bond expressed as a percentage that accounts for the difference between the interest earned based on current market value and that earned if the bond is held to maturity.
  • mefenamic acid — a white powder, C 1 5 H 1 5 NO 2 , used as a mild analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic in certain types of arthritis and for the relief of moderate short-term pain due to dysmenorrhea.
  • melamine-faced — having a thin melamine layer on one or more faces
  • melodramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of melodramatize.
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • merritt island — a town in E Florida.
  • merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
  • methanoic acid — systematic name for formic acid
  • micrometeoroid — A microscopic particle in space or of extraterrestrial origin that is small enough so that if it enters the earth’s atmosphere, it will not burn up but drift to the earth’s surface instead.
  • microsoft word — (text, tool, product)   A popular word processor, part of the Microsoft Office suite. The original Word (versions 1.0 to 4.?/5.0?) was originally text-based (non-GUI) and ran under MS-DOS. Then Microsoft released Word for Windows 1.0 and 2.0. Later they produced new versions for each OS, both numbered 6.0.
  • middle england — Journalists use Middle England to refer to middle class people in England who are believed not to like change.
  • minicoy island — a small island in the S Laccadive Islands, off the SW coast of India. 1.25 sq. mi. (3.24 sq. km).
  • misapprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of misapprehend.
  • miscategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
  • misinterpreted — Simple past tense and past participle of misinterpret.
  • misrepresented — Simple past tense and past participle of misrepresent.
  • mistletoe bird — a small Australian flower-pecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that feeds on mistletoe berries
  • mistranscribed — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
  • mobile command — the Canadian army and other land forces
  • moderate-sized — not large or small
  • modestly sized — moderately sized; not very large, but not small
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