13-letter words containing d, e, o, f, t, r
- forward delta — The delta which, when combined with a version, creates a child version. See change management
- foul-tempered — frequently and unnecessarily sullen or angry
- fourth-grader — a child in the fourth grade
- fowler's toad — an eastern U.S. toad, Bufo woodhousii fowleri, having an almost patternless white belly.
- freight depot — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
- friction feed — (printer) A method some printers and plotters use to move paper by rotating one or both of a pair of spring-loaded rubber-coated rollers with the paper sandwiched between them. Friction feed printers are notorious for slipping when the rollers wear out, but can take standard typing paper. For printers with a sheet feeder, friction feed is more appropriate than sprocket feed which requires the holes in the paper to engage with the sprockets of the feed mechanism.
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- from the wood — (of a beverage) from a wooden container rather than a metal or glass one
- frontage road — a local road that runs parallel to an expressway, providing access to roadside stores and businesses; a service road.
- frosted glass — etched glass with a translucent surface
- full-throated — A full-throated sound coming from someone's mouth, such as a shout or a laugh, is very loud.
- get rid of sb — If you get rid of someone who is causing problems for you or who you do not like, you do something to prevent them affecting you any more, for example by making them leave.
- ground effect — the improvement to the aerodynamic qualities of a low-slung motor vehicle resulting from a cushion of air beneath it
- hartford fern — a climbing or sprawling fern, Lygodium palmatum, of the eastern U.S., having deeply lobed ivylike leaves.
- head of water — a quantity of water
- hertfordshire — a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
- hold the fort — a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- mother of god — a title of the Virgin Mary.
- narrow-fisted — tight-fisted.
- nondefamatory — Not defamatory.
- nonesterified — relating to a fatty acid that is not esterified with glycerol to make glyceride
- nonfraudulent — Not fraudulent.
- old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- out-performed — to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than: a new engine that outperforms the competition; a stock that outperformed all others.
- over-identify — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- overconfident — too confident.
- oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
- oxford theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- predefinition — the process or action of defining in advance; an advance definition
- preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- rutherfordium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rf; atomic number: 104.
- scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
- self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
- soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
- spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- the-godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- tour de force — an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.