13-letter words containing d, i, a, l, e
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
- cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
- capello index — a player rating website backed by Fabio Capello in which marks are awarded to football players in the top teams according to their performance in key skills of the game
- cardiac cycle — one complete heartbeat, consisting of one contraction and relaxation of the heart.
- cardinalities — Plural form of cardinality.
- cardiomegalia — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- cd-rewritable — Compact Disc Rewritable
- cedarwood oil — an aromatic oil obtained from the wood of the red cedar and used in the manufacture of soaps, perfumes, and insecticides.
- central india — a former political agency in central India uniting various native states and subordinate agencies: now incorporated into Madhya Pradesh.
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children
- child welfare — social work and services aimed at insuring the welfare of children
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- childrenswear — clothing for children
- chiloe island — an island administered by Chile, off the W coast of South America in the Pacific Ocean: timber. Pop: 154 775 (2002, Chiloé province). Area: 8394 sq km (3240 sq miles)
- cicada killer — a black or rust-colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow-banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas.
- clair de lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clair-de-lune — a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.
- clairaudience — the postulated ability to hear sounds beyond the range of normal hearing
- clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
- clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- classified ad — Classified ads or classified advertisements are small advertisements in a newspaper or magazine. They are usually from a person or small company.
- cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- codeclination — the astronomical coordinate complementary to the declination
- coeducational — A coeducational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- college radio — radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university, often at a frequency below 92 MHz FM.
- commodifiable — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
- complicatedly — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
- comradeliness — the quality of being comradely
- conditionable — able to be conditioned
- conglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consolidative — Tending or having power to consolidate.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- consuetudinal — According to custom; customary; usual.
- core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
- coresidential — relating to joint residency
- cornfield ant — a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid.
- countervailed — Simple past tense and past participle of countervail.
- cranial index — the ratio of the greatest length to the greatest width of the cranium, multiplied by 100: used in comparative anthropology
- credentialing — Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form: Only those with the proper credentials are admitted.
- credentialism — a tendency to value formal qualifications, esp at the expense of competence and experience
- credentialled — having credentials