13-letter words containing a, d, e, t, h
- carry the day — to win a contest or competition; succeed
- cash-strapped — If a person or organization is cash-strapped, they do not have enough money to buy or pay for the things they want or need.
- castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
- characterised — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- chateau d'eau — an architecturally treated fountain or cistern.
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- chopped steak — ground, cooked beef, usually served as a main course.
- christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
- 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.
- cochlear duct — a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea.
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- cracked wheat — whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- cruel-hearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- dance hostess — a woman who hosts a ball at her house
- dance therapy — the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.
- dasht-e-kavir — large salt-desert plateau in NC Iran: c. 18,000 sq mi (46,620 sq km)
- date of birth — Your date of birth is the exact date on which you were born, including the year.
- daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
- daughterboard — a small circuit board that can be attached to the motherboard of a computer
- daylight time — time set usually one hour ahead of the local standard time, widely adopted in the summer to provide extra daylight in the evening
- daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
- death benefit — the benefit payable if the holder of a life insurance policy dies before the policy matures
- death chamber — a room in which someone has died
- death futures — life insurance policies of terminally ill people that are bought speculatively for a lump sum by a company, enabling it to collect the proceeds of the policies when the sufferers die
- death penalty — The death penalty is the punishment of death used in some countries for people who have committed very serious crimes.
- death tourist — a seriously ill person who seeks to terminate his or her own life by travelling to a country where medically assisted suicide is legal
- death warrant — A death warrant is an official document which orders that someone is to be executed as a punishment for a crime.
- death-dealing — fatal; lethal
- deathlessness — The state of being deathless; eternity.
- decahistidine — An oligopeptide consisting of ten histidine moieties.
- decamethonium — a drug that is used to relax or loosen the muscles
- dechorionated — (biology) From which the chorion has been removed.
- dehydrogenate — to remove hydrogen from
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- dermatography — a treatise or writing concerning the skin
- dermatophytes — Plural form of dermatophyte.
- detachability — The quality of being detachable.
- deutsche mark — the former basic monetary unit of Germany, superseded in 2002 by the euro
- dexamethasone — a type of powerful steroid, used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant
- dialect coach — a person whose job is to train actors to speak in the authentic accent and manner of a particular area
- diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.