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13-letter words containing d, a, n, g, l, i

  • playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
  • playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
  • power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
  • pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
  • quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
  • quadrilingual — using or involving four languages: a quadrilingual person; a quadrilingual translation of the Bible.
  • quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
  • radial engine — an internal-combustion engine having the cylinders arranged in radial opposition, found mainly on older aircraft.
  • rally driving — the sport of taking part in motor rallies
  • reading glass — a magnifying glass that people use to enlarge text to make it easier to read
  • reading light — any small electric light that you use for reading. You can usually move it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading. It can be attached to a wall or shelf in the home, or be above your head inside an aircraft or other vehicle.
  • riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
  • rifle grenade — a grenade designed to be fired from a grenade launcher attached to the muzzle of a rifle or carbine.
  • road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
  • rollerblading — skating on rollerblades
  • scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
  • segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
  • self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
  • single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
  • single-handed — accomplished or done by one person alone: a single-handed victory; single-handed sailing.
  • single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast
  • single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
  • slave trading — trafficking in people
  • slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
  • sliding scale — a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand.
  • small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
  • speed dialing — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
  • speed walking — power walking.
  • splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
  • squanderingly — in a squandering manner
  • stained glass — glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, especially by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc.
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • table dancing — Table dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances in a sexy way close to a customer or group of customers.
  • telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
  • thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
  • tintagel head — a cape in SW England, on the W coast of Cornwall.
  • trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
  • trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
  • undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
  • undiagnosable — unable to be diagnosed
  • undisguisable — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
  • unideological — not having, belonging to, or relating to any particular ideology or belief system
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