13-letter words containing a, g, r, d
- taylor's gold — a variety of pear from New Zealand
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- the high road — the principal road from one place to another
- the third age — old age, esp when viewed as an opportunity for travel, further education, etc
- the-godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
- third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- trade embargo — a government order imposing a trade barrier
- trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
- trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
- transgendered — transgender (defs 1, 2).
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- trigger guard — safety feature on a gun
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- under-manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- under-meaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
- undercarriage — the supporting framework underneath a vehicle, as an automobile or trailer; the structure to which the wheels, tracks, or the like are attached or fitted.
- underdrainage — drainage of agricultural lands and removal of excess water and of alkali by drains buried beneath the surface.
- undergraduate — a student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree.
- underpainting — the first coat of paint, especially the initial painting on a canvas in which the major areas, tones, colors, and forms are indicated in mass.
- understaffing — the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- undiscouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- undistracting — not distracting; not showy or ostentatious
- unexaggerated — not exaggerated or overblown
- unimpregnated — not saturated, soaked or infused (with something)
- uninaugurated — not having been placed in office formally and ceremonially
- unplagiarized — to take and use by plagiarism.
- unscavengered — lacking the qualities of having been scavenged
- unwithdrawing — not withdrawing; not pulling back, retreating, or giving up
- upgradability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- vacuum drying — the removal of liquid from a solution or mixture at reduced air pressure so that it dries at a lower temperature than would be required at full pressure.
- vagodepressor — decreasing or mimicking the decrease of the activity of the vagus nerve.
- vindhya range — a mountain range in central India: separates the Ganges basin from the Deccan, marking the limits of northern and peninsular India. Greatest height: 1113 m (3651 ft)
- virginia dare — Virginia, 1587–? first child born of English parents in the Western Hemisphere.
- virginia deer — the common white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, of eastern North America.
- visiting card — calling card (def 1).
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
- warping board — a rectangular board containing evenly spaced pegs at each end on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.