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13-letter words containing a, d, e, s

  • cat distemper — distemper1 (def 1c).
  • cat-and-mouse — denoting a fight or contest in which participants attempt to confuse or deceive each other in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness
  • caudine forks — a narrow pass in the Apennines, in S Italy, between Capua and Benevento: scene of the defeat of the Romans by the Samnites (321 bc)
  • center spread — the pair of pages facing each other at the center of a magazine or newspaper, printed and made up as a single unit.
  • centre spread — the pair of two facing pages in the middle of a magazine, newspaper, etc, often illustrated
  • cephalopodous — of, belonging to or relating to a cephalopod
  • chandrasekhar — Subrahmanyan (ˌsʊbrəˈmænjən). 1910–95, US astronomer born in Lahore, India (now Pakistan). His work on stellar evolution led to an understanding of white dwarfs: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1983
  • characterised — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
  • chasse gardee — a private hunting preserve.
  • cheese spread — a processed cheese of smooth and spreadable consistency.
  • childrenswear — clothing for children
  • chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
  • chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
  • chopped steak — ground, cooked beef, usually served as a main course.
  • christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
  • churchwardens — Plural form of churchwarden.
  • circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
  • citizens band — a two-way radio service (Citizens Radio Service) licensed by the FCC to a U.S. citizen for short-distance personal or business communications between fixed or mobile stations. Abbreviation: CB.
  • clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
  • clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
  • clapperboards — Plural form of clapperboard.
  • classified ad — Classified ads or classified advertisements are small advertisements in a newspaper or magazine. They are usually from a person or small company.
  • clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
  • close at hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
  • close-at-hand — lying in the near future or vicinity; nearby or imminent.
  • close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
  • closed season — The closed season is the period of the year when it is prohibited to kill certain types of animal or fish.
  • closed stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is positioned closer to the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
  • coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
  • coalesced sum — (theory)   (Or "smash sum") In domain theory, the coalesced sum of domains A and B, A (+) B, contains all the non-bottom elements of both domains, tagged to show which part of the sum they come from, and a new bottom element. D (+) E = { bottom(D(+)E) } U { (0,d) | d in D, d /= bottom(D) } U { (1,e) | e in E, e /= bottom(E) } The bottoms of the constituent domains are coalesced into a single bottom in the sum. This may be generalised to any number of domains. The ordering is bottom(D(+)E) <= v For all v in D(+)E (i,v1) <= (j,v2) iff i = j & v1 <= v2 "<=" is usually written as LaTeX \sqsubseteq and "(+)" as LaTeX \oplus - a "+" in a circle.
  • coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
  • coast redwood — the redwood, Sequoia sempervirens.
  • coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
  • commandership — a person who commands.
  • commendations — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
  • commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.
  • compactedness — the state of being compacted
  • comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
  • condemnations — Plural form of condemnation.
  • condensations — Plural form of condensation.
  • confederacies — Plural form of confederacy.
  • confusticated — Simple past tense and past participle of confusticate.
  • conservatized — Simple past tense and past participle of conservatize.
  • considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
  • consideration — Consideration is careful thought about something.
  • considerative — considerate
  • consolidative — Tending or having power to consolidate.
  • constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
  • consuetudinal — According to custom; customary; usual.
  • containerised — Simple past tense and past participle of containerise.
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