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13-letter words containing d, e, s, y, a

  • ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities
  • indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
  • indispensably — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
  • jefferson day — April 13, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, a legal holiday in Alabama, sometimes celebrated by the Democratic Party by the holding of fund-raising dinners.
  • kidney-shaped — having the general shape of a long oval indented at one side; reniform: a kidney-shaped swimming pool.
  • lady mayoress — the wife of a lord mayor
  • lady's mantle — any of various rosaceous plants of the N temperate genus Alchemilla, having small green flowers
  • land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
  • 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).
  • lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
  • lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
  • lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
  • make sb's day — If something makes your day, it makes you feel very happy.
  • mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
  • mend o's ways — If someone who has been behaving badly mends their ways, they begin to behave well.
  • merry dancers — the aurora borealis
  • midsummer day — the saint's day of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24, being one of the four quarter days in England.
  • milky disease — a bacterial disease of scarab beetle larvae and grubs, especially the Japanese beetle, which turns the larvae white.
  • mixed crystal — a crystal consisting of a solid solution of two or more distinct compounds
  • modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
  • monkey island — a flying bridge on top of a pilothouse or chart house.
  • nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
  • never say die — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
  • non-sedentary — accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
  • on a suddenty — suddenly, unexpectedly
  • pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • phony disease — a disease of peaches, characterized by dwarfing, dark-green leaves, premature leafing and flowering, and the production of reduced numbers of small fruit, caused by a virus, Nanus mirabilis.
  • polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
  • polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
  • postsecondary — of or relating to education beyond high school: She completed her postsecondary education at a two-year college.
  • private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
  • rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
  • rayleigh disk — a small circular disk, usually of mica, that is suspended from a fiber and tends to be deflected at right angles to a stream of air, indicating by its deflection the intensity of a sound wave.
  • reality-based — (especially of television) portraying or alleging to portray events as they actually happened.
  • residentially — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
  • road surveyor — a person who does surveying work for road building
  • safety device — A safety device is a piece of equipment such as a fire extinguisher, safety belt, or burglar alarm that reduces loss or damage from a fire, accident, or break-in.
  • safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
  • sandfly fever — a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.
  • scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
  • secondary era — the period from the beginning of the Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous
  • self-advocacy — the practice of having mentally handicapped people speak for themselves and control their own affairs, rather than having nonhandicapped people automatically assume responsibility for them
  • self-analyzed — having undergone self-analysis.
  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
  • send away for — order by post
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
  • shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
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