13-letter words containing d, e, n, s

nudiustertian — (rare, obsolete) Of the day before yesterday.
nurse-midwife — a nurse skilled in assisting women in the prenatal period and in childbirth, especially at home or in another nonhospital setting.
occidentalism — Occidental character or characteristics.
odds and ends — miscellaneous items, matters, etc.
odontogenesis — the development of teeth.
odontornithes — a proposed class of birds that possess teeth
of one's word — given to or noted for keeping one's promises
offhandedness — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
old ironsides — the U.S. frigate Constitution (used as a nickname).
old northwest — a territory of Canada lying N of 60 degrees N and extending E from the Yukon Territory to Nunavut. 519,732 sq. mi. (1,346,106 sq. km) Capital: Yellowknife.
old stone age — the Paleolithic period.
old testament — the first of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible, comprising the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa. In the Vulgate translation all but two books of the Apocrypha are included in the Old Testament.
old-fashioned — of a style or kind that is no longer in vogue: an old-fashioned bathing suit.
ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
on a suddenty — suddenly, unexpectedly
on good terms — in a friendly way, amicably
on one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
on one's mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
on the inside — in a position allowing access to secret information, special advantage or favor, etc.
open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
open diapason — a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.
open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
open-standard — (of computer programs, codes, etc) freely available to all users
openendedness — not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad: an open-ended discussion.
opsonic index — the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in the blood of a test patient to the number destroyed in the blood of a normal individual
ordinal scale — a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences: for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much
osborne, adam — Adam Osborne
outdo oneself — to do something better than one ever did before or thought one could do
outdoorswomen — Plural form of outdoorswoman.
over-designed — having too many design features; fussy
over-standing — overreach (def 13).
overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
paddle tennis — a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.
painted horse — paint (def 6).
painted snipe — either of two snipelike birds of the family Rostratulidae, of South America and the Old World tropics, the female of which is larger and more brightly colored than the male.
pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
passchendaele — a village in NW Belgium, in West Flanders province: the scene of heavy fighting during the third battle of Ypres in World War I during which 245 000 British troops were lost
pease pudding — a pudding of strained split peas mixed with egg.
pedestrianism — the exercise or practice of walking.
pedestrianize — to go on foot; walk.
pedro santana — Pedro [pey-droh;; Spanish pe-th raw] /ˈpeɪ droʊ;; Spanish ˈpɛ ðrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1801–64, Dominican revolutionary and political leader: president 1844–48, 1853–56, 1858–61.
pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
periodontitis — inflammation of the periodontium caused by bacteria that infect the roots of teeth and the surrounding gum crevices, producing bleeding, pus formation, and gradual loss of bone and the tissues that support the teeth. Compare pyorrhea (def 2).
periodontosis — rapidly advancing juvenile periodontitis.
perpend stone — a large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the other
perplexedness — the quality or state of being perplexed

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