13-letter words containing d, r, e, a, n
- unpredictably — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unquarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- unremunerated — to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- unrepatriated — to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.
- unreprimanded — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- unscavengered — lacking the qualities of having been scavenged
- unsecularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- unstercorated — not stercorated or covered in dung
- unthriftyhead — thriftlessness
- untransferred — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- untransformed — not transformed; not having been transformed
- untransmitted — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- unwarrantedly — in an unwarranted manner
- upland plover — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- uranium oxide — any of the compounds of uranium and oxygen, as UO 2 , UO 3 , U 4 O 9 , or U 3 O 8 .
- urban dweller — a person who lives in an urban area
- urban studies — the various disciplines associated with the study of urban areas, including urban planning, urban economics and urban architecture
- valedictorian — a student, usually the one ranking highest academically in a school graduating class, who delivers the valedictory at the commencement exercises.
- van der merwe — a stereotypical figure humorously representing Boer stupidity and prejudice
- van der waals — Johannes Diderik (joːˈhɑnəs ˈdiːdərik). 1837–1923, Dutch physicist, noted for his research on the equations of state of gases and liquids: Nobel prize for physics in 1910
- vandyke beard — a short, pointed beard.
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- venetian door — a doorway having a form similar to that of a Palladian window.
- vin ordinaire — inexpensive table wine, usually of unspecified origin.
- vindhya range — a mountain range in central India: separates the Ganges basin from the Deccan, marking the limits of northern and peninsular India. Greatest height: 1113 m (3651 ft)
- virginia dare — Virginia, 1587–? first child born of English parents in the Western Hemisphere.
- virginia deer — the common white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, of eastern North America.
- volta redonda — a city in SE Brazil, NW of Rio de Janeiro.
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
- war and peace — a novel (1862–69) by Leo Tolstoy.
- warranty deed — a deed containing a covenant of warranty.
- wash-and-wear — noting or pertaining to a garment that can be washed, that dries quickly, and that requires little or no ironing; drip-dry.
- water diviner — a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rod
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- wear and tear — damage or deterioration resulting from ordinary use; normal depreciation.
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
- wedding march — a musical composition played during a wedding procession.
- well arranged — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
- well-anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- well-answered — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- well-arranged — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
- well-mannered — polite; courteous.
- well-reasoned — based on reason: a carefully reasoned decision.
- wend your way — If you wend your way in a particular direction, you walk, especially slowly, casually, or carefully, in that direction.
- west flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1249 sq. mi. (3235 sq. km). Capital: Bruges.
- western dvina — a river rising in W Russia, in the Valdai Hills and flowing south and southwest then northwest to the Gulf of Riga. Length: 1021 km (634 miles)
- whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers