13-letter words containing d, i, a, l
- amphidiploidy — (of an organism or cell) the condition of being amphidiploid ie having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
- anaphylactoid — Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis.
- andersonville — town in SW central Ga.: site of a Confederate prison in the Civil War
- anecdotically — in an anecdotical manner
- angle grinder — a handheld power tool with a rotating abrasive disc, used for cutting, grinding and polishing
- animal warden — dogcatcher.
- anti-idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- anti-idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- antibillboard — indicating an opposition to the erection of billboards
- anticipatedly — In an anticipated manner; in advance.
- antidiarrheal — An antidiarrheal is a substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.
- aperiodically — In an aperiodic way.
- aphrodisiacal — having an aphrodisiac quality
- apodictically — incontestable because of having been demonstrated or proved to be demonstrable.
- appendiculate — having appendicles
- apple-pie bed — a way of making a bed so as to prevent the person from entering it
- aptitudinally — in a manner that indicates aptitude
- archidiaconal — of or relating to an archdeacon or his office
- asteroid belt — the concentrations of asteroids that move around the sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- at the fiddle — engaged in an illegal or fraudulent undertaking
- attitudinally — in a manner expressive of personal attitudes or emotions
- audio-lingual — pertaining to listening comprehension and speaking, especially in learning a foreign language.
- australia day — a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26
- autopolyploid — (of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from a single species
- ayurvedically — As a practitioner of Ayurveda; in an Ayurvedic way.
- back and fill — to manoeuvre the sails by alternately filling and emptying them of wind to navigate in a narrow place
- backpedalling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- bacteriocidal — Alternative spelling of bactericidal.
- baffin island — the largest island of the Canadian Arctic, between Greenland and Hudson Bay. Area: 476 560 sq km (184 000 sq miles)
- bail bondsman — an individual or firm that lends bail money to defendants awaiting trial
- bailey bridge — a temporary bridge made of prefabricated steel panels that can be rapidly assembled
- baily's beads — the brilliant points of sunlight that appear briefly around the moon, just before and after a total eclipse
- balanced diet — a diet consisting of the proper quantities and proportions of foods needed to maintain health or growth.
- balanced line — a transmission line in which the oppositely directed components are symmetrical with respect to each other and to the ground.
- ball and ring — a simplified bead-and-reel turning, used especially in English and American furniture of the 17th century.
- ball handling — the control of the ball, as in basketball or soccer, by skillful dribbling and accurate passing.
- baltic shield — the wide area of ancient rock in Scandinavia
- banderilleros — Plural form of banderillero.
- bar billiards — a table game in pubs, etc, in which short cues are used to pocket balls into holes scoring various points and guarded by wooden pegs that incur penalties if they are knocked over
- bar-and-grill — a place where food and alcoholic drinks are served to customers; a combined barroom and grillroom.
- barred spiral — a spiral galaxy in which the arms originate at the ends of a bar-shaped nucleus
- bastard title — half title (def 1).
- bastard-title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- batan islands — a group of islands in the Philippines, north of Luzon. Capital: Basco. Pop: 16 467 (2000). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
- be wild about — If you are wild about someone or something, you like them very much.
- beaded lizard — a large, stout-bodied, venomous lizard, Heloderma horridum, inhabiting western Mexico, having black, beadlike scales with yellow to pinkish spots and splotches.
- bedding plane — the surface separating two successive layers of stratified rock
- bedding plant — A bedding plant is a plant which lasts for one year. It is put in a flower bed before it flowers, and is then removed when it has finished flowering.
- bedding-plant — bedmaker (def 1).
- bedside table — a small table beside a bed