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13-letter words containing a, r, u, n, d

  • run sb ragged — If someone runs you ragged, they make you do so much that you become exhausted.
  • running board — a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
  • rupert's land — (formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
  • russian salad — a salad of cold diced cooked vegetables mixed with Russian dressing
  • schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
  • second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
  • shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • sound ranging — a method for determining the distance between a point and the position of a sound source by measuring the time lapse between the origin of the sound and its arrival at the point.
  • southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
  • squanderingly — in a squandering manner
  • squandermania — an extreme urge for, or level of pleasure obtained by, spending money recklessly
  • student grant — a grant of money awarded to somebody to fund their studying at a university or college
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
  • sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
  • sunken garden — a formal garden set below the main level of the ground surrounding it.
  • superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
  • supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
  • superdominant — submediant.
  • superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
  • superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
  • surf and turf — surf and turf.
  • sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
  • ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
  • tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
  • thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
  • toss and turn — If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
  • trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
  • trade journal — periodical of a profession
  • trained nurse — graduate nurse.
  • transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
  • ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
  • unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
  • unaccelerated — to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.
  • unadulterated — not diluted or made impure by adulterating; pure: unadulterated maple syrup.
  • unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
  • unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  • unapprehended — to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.
  • unarticulated — not articulated
  • unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
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