13-letter words containing a, c, r, u
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
- direct labour — work that is an essential part of a production process or the provision of a service
- disarticulate — Separate (bones) at the joints.
- discount card — a card that entitles the holder to buy goods from a seller at a discount
- discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- diverticulate — of or relating to a diverticulum
- documentarian — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- documentaries — Plural form of documentary.
- documentarily — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- documentarist — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- documentarize — to put in the form of a documentary
- dole cupboard — a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor.
- dolichosaurus — any of various extinct Cretaceous aquatic reptiles that had long necks and bodies and well-developed limbs
- dramaturgical — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- dressy casual — (of clothes) informal yet expensive, smart, or stylish
- dual controls — If a vehicle used by a driving instructor has dual controls, it has pedals on the passenger's side as well as on the driver's side to allow the driving instructor to brake should the learner try to move off when it is dangerous to do so
- dual monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- easter cactus — an epiphytic cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, native to Brazil, having oblong joints and red flowers.
- eccremocarpus — any plant of the evergreen climbing genus Eccremocarpus, esp E. scaber, grown for its decorative pinnate foliage and bright orange-red bell flowers: family Bignoniaceae
- encourageable — Able to be encouraged; suggestible.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- enculturation — The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc.
- encumbrancers — Plural form of encumbrancer.
- equimolecular — (chemistry) Containing the same number of molecules (of two or more compounds).
- eta reduction — eta conversion
- ethnocultural — Relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group.
- eucharistical — Alternative form of eucharistic.
- excalibur bug — (humour, programming) The legendary bug that, despite repeated valliant attempts, none but the true king of all programmers can fix. Named after the sword in the stone in the legend of King Arthur.
- extracapsular — (anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
- extracellular — Situated or taking place outside a cell or cells.
- extrajudicial — (of a sentence) not legally authorized.
- extravascular — Situated or happening outside of the blood vessels or lymph vessels.
- faculty board — the governing body of a faculty
- false colours — a flag to which one is not entitled, flown esp in order to deceive
- fault breccia — angular rock fragments produced by fracture and grinding during faulting and distributed within or adjacent to the fault plane.
- fault current — A fault current is a current that results from a fault.
- feature creep — creeping featurism
- feature shock — (jargon) (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
- federal court — a court of a federal government, especially one established under the Constitution of the United States.
- fibromuscular — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to both fibrous and muscular tissue.
- fibrovascular — composed of fibrous and conductive tissue, as in the vascular systems of higher plants: a fibrovascular bundle.
- final curtain — end of a theatre performance
- flag of truce — a white flag displayed as an invitation to the enemy to confer, or carried as a sign of peaceful intention by one sent to deal with the enemy.