13-letter words containing d, i, s, h, t
- list enhanced — (operating system, tool) An MS-DOS file browsing utility written by Vern Buerg in 1983. A former mainframe systems programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an IBM PC and missed the file-scanning ability he had on mainframes. The software became an instant success, and his list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- methodologies — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methodologist — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- meths drinker — a person who drinks methylated spirits
- middleweights — Plural form of middleweight.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- odontornithes — a proposed class of birds that possess teeth
- on the inside — in a position allowing access to secret information, special advantage or favor, etc.
- orchidologist — someone who is knowledgeable in orchidology
- orthodontists — Plural form of orthodontist.
- otherworldish — characterized by otherworldliness
- outside-right — a footballer who plays on the outside right wing of the field
- painted horse — paint (def 6).
- parenthesized — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- posix threads — (programming) (Pthreads) A POSIX standard API that defines a set of C programming language types, functions and constants for creating and manipulating pre-emptive threads. The standard's full name is "POSIX.1c, Threads extensions (IEEE Std 1003.1c-1995)". Implementations are available on many Unix-like POSIX-conformant operating systems such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris as well as DR-DOS and Microsoft Windows. Pthreads was designed and implemented in the PART Project (POSIX / Ada-Runtime Project).
- post-midnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- presidentship — presidency.
- pretendership — the standing of a pretender
- prosthodontia — the branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures by artificial devices.
- pseudesthesia — phantom limb pain.
- radiesthesist — a practitioner of radiesthesia
- reestablished — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- resident head — someone who is charge of running and supervising a student residence
- residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
- rhodochrosite — a mineral, manganese carbonate, MnCO 3 , commonly containing some iron and calcium, and usually rose-red in color: a minor ore of manganese; manganese spar.
- ride the rods — to steal a ride on a freight train
- saddle-stitch — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- sadomasochist — interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
- sand-yachting — the sport of riding in a sand yacht
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- scottish fold — a breed of medium-sized short-haired cat with folded ears
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- scratchpad ii — See Scratchpad I, AXIOM.
- semi-attached — partially attached; semidetached.
- semi-detached — partly detached.
- seventy-third — next after the seventy-second; being the ordinal number for 73.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- shunt winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in parallel
- 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