13-letter words containing a, t, o, n
- dragon's tail — (formerly) the descending node of the moon or a planet.
- dramatisation — Alternative spelling of dramatization.
- dramatization — the act of dramatizing.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- drink to that — People say 'I'll drink to that' to show that they agree with and approve of something that someone has just said.
- 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 national — a person that has dual nationality
- dutch auction — a method of auction consisting in the offer of a property at a price above the actual value and then at gradually reduced prices until a buyer is found.
- 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.
- ear infection — an infection that affects the ear
- earnest money — money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract.
- earth station — a terminal equipped to receive, or receive and transmit, signals from or to communications satellites.
- east by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. Abbreviation: EbN.
- east paterson — former name of Elmwood Park (def 2).
- easter bonnet — an especially pretty or fancy hat designed for a woman to wear to church on Easter Sunday or, especially, in an Easter parade
- easter monday — the day after Easter, observed as a holiday in some places.
- eastern shore — the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, including parts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
- ecomanagement — any of various ways to lessen the harmful impact of human activity on the environment.
- economization — The act or practice of using resources to the best effect.
- ectocommensal — Biology. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism.
- educationally — pertaining to education.
- educationists — Plural form of educationist.
- ejection seat — a seat, esp as fitted to military aircraft, that is fired by a cartridge or rocket to eject the occupant from the aircraft in an emergency
- electrization — the action of electrifying
- electromagnet — A soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.
- electron beam — a beam or stream of electrons emitted by a single source that move in the same direction and at the same speed
- electrovalent — (of bonding) resulting from electrostatic attraction between positive and negative ions; ionic.
- emancipations — Plural form of emancipation.
- emigrationist — a person who promotes emigration
- emotionalists — Plural form of emotionalist.
- emotionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of emotionalize.
- emotionalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emotionalize.
- emotionalness — The state or quality of being emotional.
- enantiodromia — (psychiatry, according to Carl Jung) The principle whereby the superabundance of one force inevitably produces its opposite, as with physical equilibrium.
- enantiodromic — relating to enantiodromia
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- enantiomorphy — the state of being enantiomorphic
- enantiotropic — relating to enantiotropy
- encapsulation — The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
- encomiastical — Alternative form of encomiastic.
- encompassment — The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
- enculturation — The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person, another culture, etc.
- endeavourment — the act of endeavouring