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14-letter words containing l, d

  • clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
  • clamshell door — Often, clamshell doors. a door consisting of two panels that spread open vertically, as those located on the underside of some cargo planes.
  • clapper bridge — a primitive type of bridge in which planks or slabs of stone rest on piles of stones
  • clarendon code — four acts passed by the Cavalier Parliament between 1661 and 1665 to deal with the religious problems of the Restoration
  • class schedule — In a school or college, a class schedule is a list that shows the times in the week at which particular subjects are taught. You can also refer to the range of subjects that a student learns or the classes that a teacher teaches as their class schedule.
  • claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
  • clean and jerk — a lift in which a barbell is raised from the floor to shoulder height where it is brought to rest and then, with a lunging movement by the lifter, is thrust overhead so the arms extend straight in the air, being held in this position for a short, specified length of time.
  • clean-and-jerk — a lift in weightlifting in which the weight is held momentarily at shoulder height before being thrust overhead
  • cleaning fluid — a solvent or other solution for removing stains or cleaning particular objects
  • clifford trust — a type of living trust set up for at least a 10-year period, during which the income goes to a beneficiary and after which the principal reverts to the grantor.
  • cliffside park — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • clingmans dome — mountain on the Tenn.-N.C. border; highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains: 6,642 ft (2,024 m)
  • clitoridectomy — the surgical removal of the clitoris: a form of female circumcision, esp practised as a religious or ethnic rite
  • closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
  • closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
  • closed couplet — a couplet that concludes with an end-stopped line.
  • closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
  • closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
  • closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
  • clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
  • clouded sulfur — a sulfur butterfly, Colias philodice, having yellow wings with black edges and larvae that feed on clover and other legumes.
  • co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
  • coated vesicle — a clathrin-covered vesicle that forms from the closure of a coated pit, engulfing the ligand-receptor complex in endocytosis.
  • cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
  • coffee-colored — having the medium-brown color of coffee mixed with cream or milk; moderately brown.
  • coincidentally — You use coincidentally when you want to draw attention to a coincidence.
  • collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
  • collateralized — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralize.
  • colombian gold — a potent marijuana grown in South America.
  • colorado river — a state in the W United States. 104,247 sq. mi. (270,000 sq. km). Capital: Denver. Abbreviation: CO (for use with zip code), Col., Colo.
  • colorado topaz — a tawny-coloured form of topaz found in Colorado
  • colorblindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
  • colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
  • command module — the cone-shaped module used as the living quarters in an Apollo spacecraft and functioning as the splashdown vehicle
  • commercialised — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
  • commercialized — spoiled by commercial exploitation; degraded
  • commodity loan — a loan made to producers of commodities, whereby the trader buys commodities on credit and returns the loan after the commodities are sold
  • common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
  • compound fault — a series of closely spaced faults
  • comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
  • comprehendible — comprehensible
  • compusult ltd. — A computer consulting firm (in Newfoundland, Canada?) that provides a public access Unix.
  • computer model — a model of a process or object created on a computer
  • concentratedly — with intense mental application
  • conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
  • condemned cell — A condemned cell is a prison cell for someone who is going to be executed.
  • condensational — Of or pertaining to condensation.
  • condensed milk — Condensed milk is very thick sweetened milk that is sold in cans.
  • conditionality — imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.
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