14-letter words that end in es
- disestablishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disestablish.
- dissimilitudes — Plural form of dissimilitude.
- distributaries — Plural form of distributary.
- domestic rates — a type of taxation system used to fund local government
- down the tubes — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- duarte fuentes — José Napoleón [haw-se nah-paw-le-awn] /hɔˈsɛ nɑ pɔ lɛˈɔn/ (Show IPA), 1926–90, Salvadoran political leader: president 1980–82, 1984–89.
- dust and ashes — something that is very disappointing
- eccentricities — an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: an interesting man, known for his eccentricities.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- endopeptidases — Plural form of endopeptidase.
- endophenotypes — Plural form of endophenotype.
- engler degrees — a scale of measurement of viscosity based on the ratio of the time taken by a particular liquid to flow through a standard orifice to the time taken by water to flow through the same orifice
- epistemologies — Plural form of epistemology.
- essentialities — Plural form of essentiality.
- excommunicates — Plural form of excommunicate.
- extravagancies — Plural form of extravagancy.
- flood defences — structures such as dams, artificial channels, etc, built to protect an area from flooding
- fourier series — an infinite series that involves linear combinations of sines and cosines and approximates a given function on a specified domain.
- galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
- gender studies — subject: male and female roles
- genie services — GE Information Services
- genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
- german measles — rubella.
- gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
- gingivectomies — Plural form of gingivectomy.
- go to extremes — do sth drastic
- gosling, james — James Gosling
- granny glasses — round spectacles
- great pyrenees — one of a breed of large dogs having a heavy, white coat, raised originally in the Pyrenees for herding sheep and as a watchdog.
- guest services — Guest services at a hotel are the services, amenities and help that the hotel provides for its guests.
- haberdasheries — Plural form of haberdashery.
- handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
- happy families — a card game in which the object is to collect the cards (which display images of people) until you have a complete family
- headmistresses — Plural form of headmistress.
- heebie-jeebies — a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.; the jitters; the willies (usually preceded by the): Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies.
- hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
- hemicelluloses — Plural form of hemicellulose.
- hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
- hertzian waves — radio waves or other electromagnetic radiation resulting from the oscillations of electricity in a conductor
- heterographies — Plural form of heterography.
- heteroplasties — Plural form of heteroplasty.
- highland games — a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland
- hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
- holy of holies — a place of special sacredness.
- hors d'oeuvres — a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food.
- humane studies — educational subjects or courses, or texts, that are, or were historically, considered to have a civilizing influence on those who read or studied them
- hydrochlorides — Plural form of hydrochloride.
- hydroperoxides — Plural form of hydroperoxide.