13-letter words containing d, o, y, l
- q-methodology — a statistical methodology used by psychologists to identify alternative world-views, opinions, interpretations, etc, in terms of statistically independent patterns of response recognized by clustering together individuals whose orderings of items, typically attitude statements, are similar
- r-methodology — any statistical methodology in psychology that is contrasted with Q-methodology
- radioteletype — Also called radioteletypewriter [rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/ (Show IPA). a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
- recollectedly — in a recollected manner
- recommendably — in a way that is recommendable
- record player — phonograph.
- roman holiday — a public spectacle or controversy marked by barbarism, vindictiveness, or scandal.
- royal academy — a society founded in 1768 by George III of England for the establishment of a school of design and the holding of an annual exhibition of the works of living artists.
- scotland yard — a short street in central London, England: formerly the site of the London police headquarters, which were removed 1890 to a Thames embankment (New Scotland Yard, ).
- sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
- self-advocacy — the practice of having mentally handicapped people speak for themselves and control their own affairs, rather than having nonhandicapped people automatically assume responsibility for them
- self-employed — earning one's living directly from one's own profession or business, as a freelance writer or artist, rather than as an employee earning salary or commission from another.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- sodomitically — in a sodomitical manner
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- solomon gundy — a dish of salted marinated herring in vinegar and spices
- sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
- spasmodically — given to or characterized by bursts of excitement.
- spondylolysis — the destruction of the vertebra
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sunday school — a school, now usually in connection with a church, for religious instruction on Sunday.
- symbolic code — a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
- synarthrodial — synarthrosis.
- synecdochical — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
- taylor's gold — a variety of pear from New Zealand
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- toile de jouy — a cotton or linen fabric characterized by monochromatic prints on a light background.
- traditionally — of or relating to tradition.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- trolley dolly — a female flight attendant
- uncommendably — in an uncommendable manner
- underemployed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- unsupportedly — in an unsupported fashion, without support
- valued policy — a policy in which the company and the policyholder agree to the amount to be paid in the event of total loss of property, regardless of the value of the property.
- velocity head — the velocity of a fluid expressed in terms of the head or static pressure required to produce that velocity. It equals ρν/2 where ρ is the density of the fluid and ν is the velocity. In hydrology the density of water can be written 1/G where G is the gravitational constant
- victory medal — a round bronze medal awarded to all those who served in the armed forces of the U.S. during World War I.
- video library — video and dvd lending service
- vindicatorily — in a vindicatory manner
- well-conveyed — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- wolffian body — the mesonephros.
- woolly indris — a related nocturnal Madagascan animal, Avahi laniger, with thick grey-brown fur and a long tail
- woolly-headed — having hair of a woolly texture or appearance.
- woolly-minded — showing a vague or muddled way of thinking
- worldly goods — everything you own
- wrongheadedly — In a wrongheaded manner.
- yankee doodle — (italics) a song with a melody of apparent British origin, popular with American troops during the Revolutionary War.
- young ireland — a movement or party of Irish patriots in the 1840s who split with Daniel O'Connell because they favoured a more violent policy than that which he promoted
- zygodactylous — Also, zygodactylous. (of a bird) having the toes of each foot arranged in pairs, with two toes in front and two behind.