13-letter words containing d, e, s, t, a, b
- east kilbride — an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1300 sq. mi. (3367 sq. km).
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- flabbergasted — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flatbed press — a printing machine on which the type forme is carried on a flat bed under a revolving paper-bearing cylinder
- flutterboards — Plural form of flutterboard.
- gladstone bag — a small rectangular suitcase hinged to open into two compartments of equal size.
- great bustard — a large bustard, Otis tarda, of southern and central Europe and western and central Asia, having a wingspread of about 8 feet (2.4 meters).
- in sb's stead — If you do something in someone's stead, you replace them and do it instead of them.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- lonsdale belt — (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property
- misattributed — Simple past tense and past participle of misattribute.
- miscalibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of miscalibrate.
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
- reality-based — (especially of television) portraying or alleging to portray events as they actually happened.
- reestablished — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
- saber-toothed — having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.
- saint bernard — Great, a mountain pass between SW Switzerland and NW Italy, in the Pennine Alps: Napoleon led his army through it in 1800; location of a hospice. 8108 feet (2470 meters) high.
- sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- spreadability — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- standard-bred — pertaining to a horse of the Standardbred breed.
- stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- 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.
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- unestablished — not established.
- unmetabolised — not metabolised
- urban studies — the various disciplines associated with the study of urban areas, including urban planning, urban economics and urban architecture
- weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.