13-letter words containing e, n, d, o, r, g
- ground sluice — a trench, cut through a placer or through bedrock, through which a stream is diverted in order to dislodge and wash the gravel.
- ground stroke — a stroke made by hitting the ball after it has bounced from the ground. Compare volley (def 4b).
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- groundbreaker — a person who is an originator, innovator, or pioneer in a particular activity.
- groundkeepers — Plural form of groundkeeper.
- groundskeeper — a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.
- groundstrokes — Plural form of groundstroke.
- groundworkers — Plural form of groundworker.
- gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes.
- hydrogen bond — a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenizing — Present participle of hydrogenize.
- hydronitrogen — a chemical compound containing only hydrogen and nitrogen.
- in good order — If something is in good order, it is in good condition.
- indo-germanic — Indo-European
- jordan engine — a machine for beating and refining pulp, used in manufacturing certain grades of paper.
- kangaroo code — spaghetti code
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- levelling rod — a graduated rod that is used to determine differences in elevation
- london bridge — a bridge over the Thames between the City of London on the north side, and Southwark on the south side.
- lounge around — to pass time idly and indolently.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- micr encoding — The MICR encoding of a check is the magnetic ink pattern at the bottom that can be scanned and that contains information about the check.
- middle ground — an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- misrecognized — Simple past tense and past participle of misrecognize.
- modern greats — (at Oxford University) the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- monkey bridge — flying bridge.
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- mordant rouge — a solution of aluminum acetate in acetic acid, used in dyeing and calico printing.
- morning dress — formal daytime apparel for men, including striped pants, a cutaway, and a silk hat.
- mortgage bond — a bond secured by a mortgage on real estate or other property.
- mourning dove — variety of pigeon
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- neighboorhood — Alternative spelling of neighbourhood.
- neighborhoods — Plural form of neighborhood.
- neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.
- nom de guerre — an assumed name, as one under which a person fights, paints, writes, etc.; pseudonym.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-dangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- non-detergent — any of a group of synthetic, organic, liquid or water-soluble cleaning agents that, unlike soap, are not prepared from fats and oils, are not inactivated by hard water, and have wetting-agent and emulsifying-agent properties.