13-letter words containing d, e, l, g, a, t
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- draggletailed — untidy; bedraggled; slovenly.
- drawing table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
- dual heritage — an upbringing in which one's parents are of different ethnic or religious backgrounds
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- easter-ledges — a pudding made from the young leaves of the bistort
- exaggeratedly — To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner.
- flabbergasted — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flight leader — a pilot who commands a flight of military airplanes.
- floating debt — short-term government borrowing, esp by the issue of three-month Treasury bills
- flog to death — to persuade a person so persistently of the value of (an idea or venture) that he or she loses interest in it
- foxtail wedge — a wedge in the split end of a tenon, bolt, or the like, for spreading and securing it when driven into a blind mortise or hole.
- frosted glass — etched glass with a translucent surface
- gaidhealtachd — the area of Scotland in which Scottish Gaelic is the vernacular speech
- galactosidase — An enzyme, such as lactase, that is involved in the hydrolytic breakdown of a galactoside.
- general audit — an audit of all a company's accounts
- genital ridge — the area in the vertebrate embryo that develops into ovaries in the female and testes in the male.
- gentlemanhood — the nature or position of a gentleman
- get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- get-well card — a greeting card sent to a person who is unwell, expressing a wish for a speedy recovery
- gladstone bag — a small rectangular suitcase hinged to open into two compartments of equal size.
- goal-oriented — (of a person) focused on reaching a specific objective or accomplishing a given task; driven by purpose: goal-oriented teams of teachers.
- golden wattle — a broad-leaved, Australian acacia, Acacia pycnantha, of the legume family, having short clusters of yellow flowers and yielding tanbark and a useful gum.
- goodheartedly — In a goodhearted manner.
- goodnaturedly — In a good-natured manner.
- grandfatherly — of or characteristic of a grandfather.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
- grandparental — Of or relating to a grandparent.
- great daedala — either of two festivals held in ancient Boeotia in honor of the reconciliation of Hera with Zeus, one (Little Daedala) being held every 6 years, the other (Great Daedala) every 59 years.
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
- hydrargillite — gibbsite.
- indefatigable — incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
- indefatigably — In an extremely persistent and untiring manner; in an indefatigable manner.
- intellidating — the practice of going on a date at a venue, event, etc, associated with high culture or learning (rather than at a bar, cinema, etc)
- interpleading — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- judgementally — Alternative form of judgmentally.
- judgment call — Sports. an observational ruling by a referee or umpire that is necessarily subjective because of the disputable nature of the play in question, and one that may be appealed but not protested, as opposed to a matter of official rule interpretation: Balks and close plays at first are of course judgment calls, and umpires are human.
- judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
- 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.
- landed gentry — land-owning class
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- landing stage — a floating platform used as a wharf.
- large-hearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- last judgment — judgment (def 8).
- lateen-rigged — having lateen sails.
- leading light — an important or influential person: a leading light of the community.
- leather goods — products made of animal skin