13-letter words containing c, a, d, e, r
- direct-acting — (of a steam pump) having the steam pistons connected directly to the pump pistons without a crankshaft or flywheel.
- direct-mailer — a person or firm engaged in direct-mail advertising.
- directionally — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- directorially — In terms of film direction.
- disaccharides — Plural form of disaccharide.
- disaffirmance — to deny; contradict.
- disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- disarticulate — Separate (bones) at the joints.
- dischargeable — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- discount rate — the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper.
- discovery bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
- discovery day — Columbus Day.
- discreditable — bringing or liable to bring discredit.
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- discrepancies — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
- discriminable — capable of being discriminated or distinguished.
- discriminated — Simple past tense and past participle of discriminate.
- discriminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discriminate.
- disfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of disfranchise.
- disfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfranchise.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- distance race — a running race longer than 1500 meters (1635 yards).
- distress call — a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Compare distress signal (def 1).
- diverticulate — of or relating to a diverticulum
- dock-walloper — a casual laborer about docks or wharves.
- documentarian — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- documentaries — Plural form of documentary.
- documentarily — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- documentarist — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- documentarize — to put in the form of a documentary
- dodecahedrane — (organic compound) One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C20H20, having the carbon atoms at the vertices of a regular dodecahedron.
- dodecahedrons — Plural form of dodecahedron.
- dole cupboard — a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor.
- domiciliaries — of or relating to a domicile, or place of residence.
- donald cherry — Donald Eugene ("Don") 1936–95, U.S. jazz trumpeter.
- downhill race — a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
- dreamcatchers — Plural form of dreamcatcher.
- dresden china — porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany, near Dresden, after 1710.
- dressing case — a small piece of luggage for carrying toilet articles, medicine, etc.
- dressing sack — a woman's dressing gown.
- dressy casual — (of clothes) informal yet expensive, smart, or stylish
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- dynamic range — the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end
- earned income — income from wages, salaries, fees, or the like, accruing from labor or services performed by the earner.
- easter candle — a tall candle, symbolizing Christ, that is sometimes blessed and placed on the gospel side of an altar on Holy Saturday and kept burning until Ascension Day.
- electrodermal — Of or relating to measurement of the electrical conductivity of the skin, especially as an indicator of someone’s emotional responses.
- electroplated — Simple past tense and past participle of electroplate.