13-letter words containing d, u, r, a, s
- industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- inter-assured — to make (a future event) sure; ensure: This contract assures the company's profit this month.
- kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- loss adjuster — A loss adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money should be paid to a person making a claim.
- madeira sauce — a savoury sauce made with Madeira wine and served with meat
- mass murderer — A mass murderer is someone who deliberately kills a large number of people illegally.
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- midsummer day — the saint's day of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24, being one of the four quarter days in England.
- misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
- misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
- misattributed — Simple past tense and past participle of misattribute.
- misdemeanours — Plural form of misdemeanour.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- monosaturated — (organic chemistry, of a glyceride) Having one saturated fatty acid.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multistandard — able to process signals from several different systems
- multistranded — having several strands
- muzzleloaders — Plural form of muzzleloader.
- neuraminidase — An enzyme, present in many pathogenic or symbiotic microorganisms, that catalyzes the breakdown of glycosides containing neuraminic acid.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- nonindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- nudiustertian — (rare, obsolete) Of the day before yesterday.
- old ritualist — Raskolnik.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.
- oversaturated — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- port du salut — Port-Salut.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- pressure drag — the part of the total drag of a body moving through a gas or liquid caused by the components of the pressures at right angles to the surface of the body
- pressure head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
- provost guard — a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- pseudepigraph — a book or piece of writing that is falsely titled or credited
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadrifarious — having four parts
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.