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13-letter words containing d, e, l, u, a

  • platitudinize — to utter platitudes.
  • pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
  • polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
  • polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
  • poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
  • pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
  • preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
  • prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
  • pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
  • pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
  • 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).
  • quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
  • quadrennially — Every four years.
  • quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
  • quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
  • quadrilateral — having four sides.
  • quadriliteral — using or consisting of four letters.
  • quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
  • quadrupedally — In the manner of an animal that walks on four feet or four legs.
  • quadruple run — a set of five cards consisting of a three-card run plus two other cards that duplicate different denominations in the run, as 5,5,6,6,7, worth 16 points.
  • quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
  • quaker-ladies — bluet (def 1).
  • qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
  • quasi-federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
  • quasi-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
  • quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
  • quindecennial — of or relating to a period of 15 years or the 15th occurrence of a series, as an anniversary.
  • quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
  • railway guide — a publication containing routes and timetables for train journeys
  • random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
  • rattle around — If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them.
  • reaccumulated — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
  • redcloud peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,034 feet (4278 meters).
  • redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
  • refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
  • residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
  • ritual murder — a human sacrifice made to appease a deity.
  • rogue dialler — a dial-up connection placed on a computer without the user's knowledge which, when the user tries to connect to the internet, automatically connects to a premium-rate phone number
  • rudimentarily — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
  • ruled surface — a surface that can be generated by a straight line, as a cylinder or cone.
  • 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
  • sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
  • scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
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