13-letter words containing a, d, o, l
- double dagger — a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.
- double garage — a garage that can hold two vehicles
- double magnum — Jeroboam (def 2).
- double paddle — a paddle with a blade at each end, as that of the kayak.
- double spread — any pair of facing pages in a completed book, magazine, etc.
- double tackle — a pulley system using blocks having two grooved wheels.
- double whammy — twofold misfortune
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
- double-glazed — of, having, or provided with double glazing: double-glazed windows and doors.
- double-header — Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- double-tailed — (of a lion) represented with two tails joined together next to the body.
- doublespeaker — a person who uses doublespeak
- douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
- downheartedly — In a downhearted manner.
- downhill race — a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- dragon lizard — Komodo dragon.
- dragon's tail — (formerly) the descending node of the moon or a planet.
- drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- dual controls — If a vehicle used by a driving instructor has dual controls, it has pedals on the passenger's side as well as on the driver's side to allow the driving instructor to brake should the learner try to move off when it is dangerous to do so
- dual monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
- dual national — a person that has dual nationality
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- durable goods — Durable goods or durables are goods such as televisions or cars which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- dysmenorrheal — painful menstruation.
- dysrationalia — The inability to think and behave rationally despite adequate intelligence.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- early adopter — a person who uses a new product or technology before it becomes widely known or used.
- editorialists — Plural form of editorialist.
- editorialized — Simple past tense and past participle of editorialize.
- editorializer — One who editorializes.
- editorializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of editorialize.
- educationally — pertaining to education.
- edward lorenz — (person) A mathematical meteorologist who discovered the Lorenz attractor in the 1960s.
- elastoplasted — Covered with Elastoplast.
- electrodermal — Of or relating to measurement of the electrical conductivity of the skin, especially as an indicator of someone’s emotional responses.
- electroplated — Simple past tense and past participle of electroplate.
- emotionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of emotionalize.
- encyclopaedia — (chiefly, UK, Australia) alternative spelling of encyclopedia.
- encyclopaedic — Alternative spelling of encyclopedic.
- encyclopedian — including a wide circle of learning
- encyclopedias — Plural form of encyclopedia.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- endocommensal — a commensal living within the body of the host organism
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- endonucleases — Plural form of endonuclease.
- endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.