13-letter words containing a, n, d, e, s, l
- fool's errand — a completely absurd, pointless, or useless errand.
- foolhardiness — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- fraser island — an island off the south-east coast of Queensland and the largest sand island in the world; contains rainforests, heathlands, and freshwater lakes; a national park (since 1976) and a World Heritage site (since 1992). Area: 1840 sq km (710 sq miles). Pop: 194 (2011)
- freudian slip — (in Freudian psychology) an inadvertent mistake in speech or writing that is thought to reveal a person's unconscious motives, wishes, or attitudes.
- garden balsam — a fleshy annual garden impatiens (Impatiens balsamina) with roselike white, lavender, yellow, pink, or red blossoms borne along the main stem in leaf axils
- gelandesprung — a jump, usually over an obstacle, in which one plants both poles in the snow in advance of the skis, bends close to the ground, and propels oneself chiefly by the use of the poles.
- general synod — the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives
- germinal disk — blastodisk.
- gladstone bag — a small rectangular suitcase hinged to open into two compartments of equal size.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- grand slammer — Bridge. the winning of all thirteen tricks of a deal. Compare little slam.
- greenland sea — a part of the Arctic Ocean, NE of Greenland and N of Iceland.
- half-finished — ended or completed.
- handsome lake — 1735-1815; Seneca prophet, social reformer, & founder of a North American Indian religion named after him
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- harlequinades — Plural form of harlequinade.
- head linesman — an official who makes rulings regarding play along the line of scrimmage and who oversees the measurement and marking of yardage gained or lost
- heptaselenide — (chemistry) any selenide containing seven selenium atoms in each molecule.
- hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
- 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.
- idealizations — Plural form of idealization.
- identicalness — The state or quality of being identical.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- in the saddle — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- incondensable — not condensable; incapable of being condensed.
- indescribable — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indispensable — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
- indispensably — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
- indissociable — Unable to be dissociated.
- indissolvable — Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated.
- indissuadable — incapable of being dissuaded
- individualise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of individualize.
- industrialise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of industrialize.
- industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- intermodalism — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.
- interpleaders — Plural form of interpleader.
- intersidereal — interstellar
- isolated pawn — a pawn without pawns of the same colour on neighbouring files
- jesus sandals — simple leather sandals of a type often worn by hippies
- judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- kiss-and-tell — revealing sth private for money
- knowledgebase — Alternative spelling of knowledge base.
- lady's mantle — any of various rosaceous plants of the N temperate genus Alchemilla, having small green flowers
- land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
- landfill site — also landfill
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- landing speed — the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely
- landing stage — a floating platform used as a wharf.