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13-letter words containing d, o, r, a

  • somar dumpacl — (tool)   A utilty which provides a concise report of Windows NT file system permissions, to help find holes in system security.
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • sound ranging — a method for determining the distance between a point and the position of a sound source by measuring the time lapse between the origin of the sound and its arrival at the point.
  • southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
  • southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
  • spadicifloral — having flowers borne on a spadix
  • special order — A special order is an extra order or an order for an item specially requested by a customer.
  • special-order — to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • spotted adder — milk snake.
  • spotted crake — a Eurasian rail, Porzana porzana, of swamps and marshes, having a buff speckled plumage and dark brown wings
  • spread option — spread (def 25b).
  • spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
  • springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
  • standard coin — a coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value.
  • standard cost — a predetermined cost of material, labor, etc., based on specifications prepared from time-and-motion studies, accounting records, and the like.
  • standard rose — a rose which has a long stem
  • standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
  • standing room — space in which to stand, as in a theater, stadium, or the like.
  • standover man — a person who extorts money by intimidation
  • star of david — Judaism: six-pointed star
  • stone-hearted — stony-hearted.
  • stony-hearted — hardhearted.
  • stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • sugar of lead — lead acetate.
  • sugar orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
  • superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
  • superdominant — submediant.
  • superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
  • superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
  • swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • synarthrodial — synarthrosis.
  • take a powder — British Dialect. to rush.
  • take on board — be receptive
  • take the road — to begin a journey or tour
  • take to drink — If someone takes to drink, they start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, usually because they are depressed or worried about something.
  • talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
  • tandem roller — a type of road roller in which the front and back wheels consist of rollers of about the same diameter
  • tape recorder — an electrical device for recording or playing back sound, video, or data on magnetic tape.
  • task-oriented — focusing on the completion of particular tasks as a measure of success
  • taylor's gold — a variety of pear from New Zealand
  • tetartohedral — (of a crystal) having one fourth the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.
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