13-letter words containing d, r, i, p, s
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- dip-and-scarp — (of topography) characterized by alternating steeper scarp slopes and gentler dip slopes
- direct speech — actual words spoken, not quoted or reported
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- disapparelled — undressed; naked
- disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- discrepancies — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- disk striping — data striping
- disparagement — the act of disparaging.
- disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- disparateness — The degree to which a thing is disparate.
- dispersedness — the state of being dispersed
- dispiritingly — In a dispiriting manner.
- dispossessory — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- dispraisingly — By way of dispraise.
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- disreputation — disrepute.
- disrespectful — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- disrespecting — Present participle of disrespect.
- disrespective — (obsolete) Showing a lack of respect; disrespectful.
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- drilling ship — a ship provided with drilling equipment and used especially for carrying out test drills
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
- dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
- durban poison — a particularly potent variety of cannabis grown in Natal
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- endoparasites — Plural form of endoparasite.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- epidermolysis — Loosening of the epidermis, with extensive blistering of the skin and mucous membranes, occurring either after injury, or as a spontaneous and potentially dangerous condition, particularly in children.
- field sparrow — a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands.
- fieldstripped — Simple past tense and past participle of fieldstrip.
- folding press — a fall in wrestling won by folding one's opponent's legs up to his head and pressing his shoulders to the floor
- free-spending — spending or tending to spend freely: If you don't mend your free-spending ways, you'll go bankrupt.
- free-spirited — characterized by independence and unconventionality
- freudian slip — (in Freudian psychology) an inadvertent mistake in speech or writing that is thought to reveal a person's unconscious motives, wishes, or attitudes.
- gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
- gonadotropins — Plural form of gonadotropin.
- gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
- gran paradiso — the highest peak in the Graian Alps, in N Italy. 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- grand passion — an intense or overwhelming attraction or love.
- graphics card — graphics adaptor
- hardship fund — funding offered or applied for due to financial difficulties