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13-letter words containing a, d, e, n, y, l

  • knowledgeably — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • lady's mantle — any of various rosaceous plants of the N temperate genus Alchemilla, having small green flowers
  • land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
  • landed gentry — land-owning class
  • libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
  • linden family — the plant family Tiliaceae, characterized by deciduous trees or shrubs having simple, usually alternate leaves, fibrous bark, fragrant flowers, and dry, woody fruit, and including the basswood, jute, and linden.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • magdalena bay — a bay in NW Mexico, on the SW coast of Baja California. 17 miles (27 km) long; 12 miles (19 km) wide.
  • maldeployment — the inefficient use of resources or an instance of such
  • many-coloured — having many colours
  • meridionality — the quality or state of being on the meridian
  • modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
  • monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
  • naval academy — a collegiate institution for training naval officers.
  • nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
  • nondialyzable — not dialyzable or capable of undergoing dialysis
  • nonmyelinated — (of nerve fibres) lacking a myelin sheath
  • openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
  • opinionatedly — In an opinionated manner.
  • payday lender — a person or group that offers short-term loans, in advance of payday, at high rates of interest
  • pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • periodontally — with respect to periodontal tissue
  • phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
  • playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
  • predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
  • predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
  • prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
  • quadrennially — Every four years.
  • recommendably — in a way that is recommendable
  • refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
  • residentially — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
  • rudimentarily — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
  • safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
  • sandfly fever — a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.
  • self-analyzed — having undergone self-analysis.
  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • six-yard line — the line marking the limits of the goal area
  • squanderingly — in a squandering manner
  • sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
  • synecdochical — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
  • ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
  • the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
  • transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
  • tyndallimetry — the determination of the concentration of suspended material in a liquid by measuring the amount of light scattered
  • uncommendably — in an uncommendable manner
  • understatedly — in an understated manner
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