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13-letter words containing f, e, r, t, d

  • nonesterified — relating to a fatty acid that is not esterified with glycerol to make glyceride
  • nonfraudulent — Not fraudulent.
  • old favourite — If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
  • out of danger — no longer at risk
  • out-performed — to surpass in excellence of performance; do better than: a new engine that outperforms the competition; a stock that outperformed all others.
  • over-identify — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
  • overconfident — too confident.
  • oxford accent — the accent associated with Oxford English
  • oxford theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, 1550–1604.
  • 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.
  • predefinition — the process or action of defining in advance; an advance definition
  • prefabricated — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
  • preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • presanctified — (of the Eucharistic elements) consecrated at a previous Mass.
  • quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
  • refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
  • right fielder — the player whose position is right field.
  • rutherfordium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rf; atomic number: 104.
  • saturated fat — a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated (def 3).
  • scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
  • self-centered — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
  • self-destruct — to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.
  • self-directed — guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program.
  • self-distrust — lack of confidence in oneself, in one's abilities, etc.
  • self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
  • shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
  • short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
  • slatted floor — a floor made with slats of wood so that water can drain away
  • soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
  • spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
  • staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
  • stepford wife — a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance
  • stuffed derma — kishke.
  • stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
  • superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
  • tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
  • the archfiend — the chief of fiends or devils; Satan
  • the-godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
  • thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
  • threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
  • timber-framed — framed by exposed timbers
  • tour de force — an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.
  • trade deficit — A trade deficit is a situation in which a country imports goods worth more than the value of the goods that it exports.
  • trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
  • transfer desk — the place in an airport where you arrange a transfer from one flight to another
  • turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
  • twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
  • typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
  • ultrararefied — extremely rarefied
  • underinflated — lacking sufficient air pressure
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