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13-letter words containing a, l, t, i

  • domiciliating — Present participle of domiciliate.
  • domiciliation — to domicile.
  • donation land — land given free or sold on liberal terms by a state or the federal government, especially to encourage settlement in undeveloped areas.
  • donkey's tail — a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.
  • 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-tailed — (of a lion) represented with two tails joined together next to the body.
  • draggletailed — untidy; bedraggled; slovenly.
  • dragon's tail — (formerly) the descending node of the moon or a planet.
  • dramaturgical — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
  • draw the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • drawing table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
  • drilling mast — A drilling mast is a structure over an oil well which supports the drilling equipment and allows it to be lifted into and out of the wellbore.
  • dual heritage — an upbringing in which one's parents are of different ethnic or religious backgrounds
  • dual national — a person that has dual nationality
  • dualistically — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
  • dumb terminal — (hardware)   A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability or auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone device. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
  • duplicability — The quality of being duplicable.
  • dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
  • dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
  • dysrationalia — The inability to think and behave rationally despite adequate intelligence.
  • dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
  • dzibilchaltun — a large, ancient Mayan ceremonial and commercial center near Mérida, Mexico, founded perhaps as early as 3000 b.c. and in continuous use until the 16th century.
  • e-mail client — mail user agent
  • ear-splitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
  • earl palatine — count palatine (def 2).
  • east berliner — a native or inhabitant of the former East Berlin
  • east kilbride — an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1300 sq. mi. (3367 sq. km).
  • east malaysia — part of Malaysia, consisting of the states of Sabah and Sarawak, which occupy the N part of the island of Borneo
  • easter island — an island in the S Pacific, W of and belonging to Chile. About 45 sq. mi. (117 sq. km): gigantic statues.
  • eccentrically — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
  • ecclesiastics — a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders.
  • ecclesiolatry — excessive reverence for churchly forms and traditions.
  • 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.
  • egotistically — In an egotistic manner.
  • egyptological — Alternative form of Egyptological.
  • elastic limit — the greatest stress that can be applied to a material without causing permanent deformation
  • electric hare — (in greyhound racing) a model of a hare, mounted on an electrified rail, which the dogs chase
  • electrization — the action of electrifying
  • electroactive — (of living tissue) exhibiting electrical activity or responsive to electrical stimuli
  • electrostatic — Of or relating to stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
  • elephant fish — a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii, of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk
  • elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
  • elephantiasis — A condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites that cause filariasis.
  • emotionalists — Plural form of emotionalist.
  • emotionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of emotionalize.
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