13-letter words containing d, g, l
- national grid — a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- neglectedness — the state or quality of being neglected
- new englander — an area in the NE United States, including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nodding lilac — a showy Chinese lilac, Syringa reflexa, of the olive family, having nodding clusters of pinkish flowers.
- non-obligated — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- nondegradable — not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
- nondelegation — A failure or refusal to delegate.
- nondigestible — Not digestible.
- nonindulgence — Lack of indulgence.
- nonjudgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- odontoglossum — any epiphytic orchid of the genus Odontoglossum, of the mountainous regions from Bolivia to Mexico.
- oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- old and young — people of all ages
- old bulgarian — the Bulgarian language of the Middle Ages.
- old norwegian — the language of Norway as spoken and written from the middle of the 12th to the end of the 14th centuries.
- old stone age — the Paleolithic period.
- olduvai gorge — a gorge in Tanzania in which is located a site containing Australopithecine and human skeletal and cultural remains.
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- onondaga lake — salt lake northwest of Syracuse, N.Y.: c. 5 sq mi (13 sq km)
- optical wedge — a wedge-shaped filter whose transmittance decreases from one end to the other: used as an exposure control device in sensitometry.
- orchidologist — someone who is knowledgeable in orchidology
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- orthodiagonal — the axis in a crystal
- outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- overleveraged — (of a business organization) having an excessively high ratio of debt capital to equity capital
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- paddling pool — A paddling pool is a shallow artificial pool for children to paddle in.
- paleopedology — the branch of pedology dealing with the soils of past geologic ages.
- pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pebble garden — a small ornamental garden mainly composed of an arrangement of pebbles
- pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pelvic girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- pile dwelling — a house raised on long columns of timber over the surface of the soil or a body of water
- plague-ridden — afflicted by the plague or a plague
- plain dealing — direct and honest conduct in one's relations and transactions with others.
- plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- plug and play — (sometimes lowercase) a standard for the production of compatible computers, peripherals, and software that facilitates device installation and enables automatic configuration of the system.
- plug and pray — (humour) The Windows 95 equivalent of the Macintosh's plug and play, referring to difficulties encountered when setting up new hardware under Windows 95.
- plug-and-play — Plug-and-play is used to describe computer equipment, for example a printer, that is ready to use immediately when you connect it to a computer.
- ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.