13-letter words containing a, d, o, l, e
- fool's errand — a completely absurd, pointless, or useless errand.
- foolhardiness — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- foolheartedly — Foolishly. In a foolhardy manner. Without thinking about the consequences.
- for dear life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- forced labour — labour done because of force; compulsory labour
- forward delta — The delta which, when combined with a version, creates a child version. See change management
- fowler's toad — an eastern U.S. toad, Bufo woodhousii fowleri, having an almost patternless white belly.
- foxtail wedge — a wedge in the split end of a tenon, bolt, or the like, for spreading and securing it when driven into a blind mortise or hole.
- frosted glass — etched glass with a translucent surface
- full-flavored — Full-flavored food or wine has a pleasant fairly strong taste.
- full-throated — A full-throated sound coming from someone's mouth, such as a shout or a laugh, is very loud.
- galactosidase — An enzyme, such as lactase, that is involved in the hydrolytic breakdown of a galactoside.
- gelada baboon — a NE African baboon, Theropithecus gelada, with dark brown hair forming a mane over the shoulders, a bare red chest, and a ridged muzzle: family Cercopithecidae
- general order — any one of a set of permanent orders from a headquarters establishing policy for a command or announcing official acts.
- general synod — the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives
- gentlemanhood — the nature or position of a gentleman
- get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- gladstone bag — a small rectangular suitcase hinged to open into two compartments of equal size.
- glamour model — a woman who models topless or nude for photographs
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- goal-oriented — (of a person) focused on reaching a specific objective or accomplishing a given task; driven by purpose: goal-oriented teams of teachers.
- golden valley — a town in SE Minnesota.
- golden wattle — a broad-leaved, Australian acacia, Acacia pycnantha, of the legume family, having short clusters of yellow flowers and yielding tanbark and a useful gum.
- goodheartedly — In a goodhearted manner.
- goodnaturedly — In a good-natured manner.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
- gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- haemodialyses — Plural form of haemodialysis.
- haemodialysis — (medicine) the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
- haemodialyzer — a piece of equipment used in haemodialysis to screen the blood to remove unwanted substances
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handsome lake — 1735-1815; Seneca prophet, social reformer, & founder of a North American Indian religion named after him
- hard shoulder — The hard shoulder is the area at the side of a motorway or other road where you are allowed to stop if your car breaks down.
- heavenly body — celestial object: star, planet, etc.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hold a grudge — be resentful
- hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- homestead law — any law exempting homesteads from seizure or sale for debt.
- horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
- household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hydroairplane — a hydroplane.