13-letter words containing d, e, n, v
- divinyl ether — vinyl ether.
- division bell — a bell rung in a parliament to signal a division
- documentative — Of or pertaining to documents or documentation.
- dolman sleeve — a sleeve tapered from a very large armhole to fit closely at the wrist, used on women's garments.
- double vision — diplopia.
- 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
- eve's pudding — a baked sponge pudding with a layer of apple at the bottom
- even-tempered — mild mannered
- evening dress — formal clothing
- eventide home — a retirement home
- 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.
- five-and-dime — a shop that sells a wide variety of things at a cheap price
- 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.
- give and take — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- give evidence — testify in a court of law
- give-and-take — the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation.
- 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.
- golden valley — a town in SE Minnesota.
- h and d curve — characteristic curve.
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- have a mad on — to be angry
- haven't lived — If you tell someone that they haven't lived unless they experience a particular thing, you are telling them that thing is extremely good and should be experienced.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heavenly body — celestial object: star, planet, etc.
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- hot and heavy — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- ill-conceived — badly conceived or planned: an ill-conceived project.
- improvidently — In an improvident manner.
- in advance of — prior to
- inadvertently — unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
- indissolvable — Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated.
- indistinctive — without distinctive characteristics.
- individualise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of individualize.