13-letter words containing d, e, r, u
- squash ladder — a list showing the relative order of merit of a set of squash players determined by the winning player in each match taking the higher of the two players' positions
- stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- student grant — a grant of money awarded to somebody to fund their studying at a university or college
- student nurse — a person who is training to be a nurse at a nursing school or hospital.
- stuffed derma — kishke.
- stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- sugar of lead — lead acetate.
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
- sunken garden — a formal garden set below the main level of the ground surrounding it.
- super tuesday — the Tuesday, typically in March, on which party members in over 20 states vote in primary elections to select their party's presidential candidate
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
- supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
- superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
- sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- teeing ground — tee2 (def 1a).
- telluric acid — a white, toxic, crystalline compound, H 6 TeO 6 , slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and alkalis: used as an analytical agent.
- ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- the ryder cup — the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- thunder sheet — a large sheet of metal that can be shaken to produce a noise resembling thunder as a sound effect for a theatrical production
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- to the ground — completely; absolutely
- 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.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade dispute — a dispute between workers and their employer
- trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
- trade journal — periodical of a profession