13-letter words containing d, e, n, r, v
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- diversionists — Plural form of diversionist.
- divertisement — (archaic) diversion; amusement; recreation.
- divine mother — the creative, dynamic aspect of the Godhead, the consort or Shakti of Brahma, Vishnu, or Shiva, variously known as Devi, Durga, Kālī, Shakti, etc.
- diving petrel — any of several small seabirds of the family Pelecanoididae, of Southern Hemisphere seas, having compact bodies, tubelike processes near the nostrils, and usually drab plumage.
- diving reflex — a reflex of humans, other mammals, reptiles, and birds, triggered by immersion in cold water, that slows the heart rate and diverts blood flow to the brain, heart, and lungs: serves to conserve oxygen until breathing resumes and to delay potential brain damage.
- divinyl ether — vinyl ether.
- downconverter — A device that converts a signal to a lower frequency, especially in television reception.
- downers grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- draft version — a preliminary version
- driving force — impetus
- driving range — a tract of land for practicing long golf shots, especially drives, with clubs and balls available for rent from the management.
- driving wheel — Machinery. a main wheel that communicates motion to others.
- dronkverdriet — drunk and maudlin
- drummondville — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- economy drive — a campaign by the government or a firm to reduce expenditure and make savings
- endeavourment — the act of endeavouring
- engine driver — sb who drives a train
- even-tempered — mild mannered
- evening dress — formal clothing
- ever and anon — now and then
- evidentiarily — In an evidentiary way.
- ferdinand vii — 1784–1833, king of Spain 1808, 1814–33.
- ferrovanadium — a ferroalloy containing up to 55 percent vanadium.
- french endive — endive (def 2).
- friendsgiving — a gathering of friends to celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast, falling near or on Thanksgiving Day, in contrast to the traditional celebrations that typically involve family.
- golden plover — either of two plovers of the genus Pluvialis, having the back marked with golden-yellow spots, P. apricaria, of Europe, or P. dominica, of America.
- h and d curve — characteristic curve.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- improvidently — In an improvident manner.
- inadvertently — unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
- introvertedly — In an introverted manner.
- inverted snob — a person who scorns the conventions or attitudes of his own class or social group by attempting to identify with people of a supposedly lower class
- l-d converter — a vessel in which steel is made from pig iron by blowing oxygen into the molten metal through a water-cooled tube
- ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- lavender-blue — coloured between blue and pale or light bluish-purple to a very pale violet colour
- levant dollar — a silver coin, either a Maria Theresa thaler or an imitation of one, formerly used for trade with Abyssinia, Eritrea, Aden, etc. Imitations bear the date 1780 regardless of the year of minting.
- levelling rod — a graduated rod that is used to determine differences in elevation
- market-driven — controlled and guided by commercial considerations
- milford haven — a bay in SW Wales.
- misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
- misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- most reverend — title of high-ranking church minister
- mourning dove — variety of pigeon
- never say die — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.