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13-letter words containing d, i, s, a, g

  • nondiapausing — lacking a diapause
  • outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
  • outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • over-standing — overreach (def 13).
  • overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
  • overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
  • paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
  • parasite drag — the component of drag caused by skin friction and the shape of the surfaces not contributing to lift.
  • pease pudding — a pudding of strained split peas mixed with egg.
  • phase diagram — a graph, usually using temperature, pressure, and composition as coordinates, indicating the regions of stability of the various phases of a system.
  • phong shading — (graphics)   A model of how light is reflected from surfaces used extensively in three dimensional graphics to generate visually realistic images.
  • pigheadedness — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
  • 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
  • predesignated — to designate beforehand.
  • prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
  • primigravidas — a woman pregnant for the first time.
  • prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
  • pseudepigraph — a book or piece of writing that is falsely titled or credited
  • pudding basin — A pudding basin is a deep round bowl that is used in the kitchen, especially for mixing or for cooking puddings.
  • pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
  • quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
  • quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
  • 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.
  • reading glass — a magnifying glass that people use to enlarge text to make it easier to read
  • reading speed — the rate at which something is read, often expressed in terms of words per minute. Reading speed is usually determined by the purpose of reading (for comprehension, learning, memorization, etc)
  • redesignation — an act of designating.
  • riding master — a person who teaches equitation.
  • riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
  • ring-streaked — having streaks or bands of color around the body.
  • rogation days — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
  • saint-gaudens — Augustus, 1848–1907, U.S. sculptor, born in Ireland.
  • sand painting — the ceremonial practice among Navaho and Pueblo Indians of creating symbolic designs on a flat surface with varicolored sand.
  • sand-yachting — the sport of riding in a sand yacht
  • santo domingo — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
  • scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
  • scanning disk — (in mechanical scanning) a disk with a line of holes spiraling in from its edge, rotated in front of a surface so as to expose a small segment as each hole passes before it for transmitting or reproducing a picture.
  • segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
  • self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
  • serodiagnosis — a diagnosis involving tests on blood serum or other serous fluid of the body.
  • shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
  • shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
  • sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
  • shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
  • shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
  • sight reading — the act or skill of performing unfamiliar written music, or of translating something written in a foreign language, readily on sight, without previous study
  • silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
  • single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
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