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13-letter words containing a, d, e, r, w

  • ordinary wave — Radio. (of the two waves into which a radio wave is divided in the ionosphere under the influence of the earth's magnetic field) the wave with characteristics more nearly resembling those that the undivided wave would have exhibited in the absence of the magnetic field.
  • pass the word — If you pass the word, you tell someone something that another person has told you.
  • poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
  • powder charge — propellant (def 2).
  • power forward — a forward valued chiefly for aggressive rebounding capability, rather than scoring, and thus a big, physically strong player.
  • power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • prison warder — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
  • queen dowager — the widow of a king.
  • queen's award — either of two awards instituted by royal warrant (1976) for a sustained increase in export earnings by a British firm (Queen's Award for Export Achievement) or for an advance in technology (Queen's Award for Technological Achievement)
  • railway guide — a publication containing routes and timetables for train journeys
  • re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • reach-me-down — a garment that is cheaply ready-made or second-hand
  • ready-to-wear — clothing made in standard sizes; ready-made clothing.
  • red river war — a punitive campaign (1874–75) led by General Sheridan against hostile Indians in the region of the Red River and the Llano Estacado.
  • relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
  • ride the wave — to enjoy a period of success and good fortune
  • sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
  • saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
  • sedge warbler — a European songbird, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, of reed beds and swampy areas, having a streaked brownish plumage with white eye stripes: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers, etc)
  • send away for — order by post
  • sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  • short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
  • solar-powered — powered by heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power
  • southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
  • sweater dress — a dress made of knitted or crocheted material, esp a heavy one worn for warmth
  • swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
  • sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
  • switched-star — denoting or relating to a cable television system in which only one or two programme channels are fed to each subscriber, who can select other channels by remote control of a central switching point
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • take a powder — British Dialect. to rush.
  • talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
  • the last word — final retort
  • thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
  • to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
  • twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
  • tyne and wear — a metropolitan county in N England.
  • ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
  • unwarrantedly — in an unwarranted manner
  • urban dweller — a person who lives in an urban area
  • van der merwe — a stereotypical figure humorously representing Boer stupidity and prejudice
  • van der waals — Johannes Diderik (joːˈhɑnəs ˈdiːdərik). 1837–1923, Dutch physicist, noted for his research on the equations of state of gases and liquids: Nobel prize for physics in 1910
  • vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
  • wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
  • wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
  • war and peace — a novel (1862–69) by Leo Tolstoy.
  • warmheartedly — Alternative form of warm-heartedly.
  • warranty deed — a deed containing a covenant of warranty.
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