13-letter words containing a, d, l, e, s
- black disease — an infectious necrotic hepatitis in sheep and occasionally cattle caused by toxins produced by infection with species of Clostridial. Secondary to liver fluke infestation, the disease is characterized by sudden death. So-called because of the black discolouration of subcutaneous tissues due to congestion and haemorrhage seen at post-mortem
- black studies — a program of studies in black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including Afro-American history and black literature.
- black-a-vised — having a dark complexion.
- bladder senna — a Eurasian leguminous plant, Colutea arborescens, with yellow and red flowers and membranous inflated pods
- blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
- blood sausage — a kind of black sausage made from minced pork fat, pig's blood, and other ingredients
- blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
- bloody caesar — a drink consisting of vodka, juice made from clams and tomatoes, and usually Worcester sauce and hot pepper sauce
- bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
- bridal shower — a party, held for a woman before her wedding, to which her friends bring gifts
- broadly based — Something that is broadly based involves many different kinds of things or people.
- bundle sheath — a layer of cells in plant leaves and stems that surrounds a vascular bundle.
- cakes and ale — the good things of life; worldly pleasures
- called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
- candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- candlesnuffer — an implement, or person, that extinguishes candle flames
- cap and bells — the traditional garb of a court jester, including a cap with bells attached to it
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- 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
- cephalopodous — of, belonging to or relating to a cephalopod
- 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
- 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.
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consolidative — Tending or having power to consolidate.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- consuetudinal — According to custom; customary; usual.
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- cost a bundle — If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive.
- costa del sol — coast region of S Spain, on the Mediterranean, east of Gibraltar: site of many resorts
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- crowd pleaser — a person, performance, etc., having great popular appeal.