13-letter words containing g, o, r, e, d
- deteriorating — Become progressively worse.
- deuteragonist — (in ancient Greek drama) the character next in importance to the protagonist, esp the antagonist
- devirgination — The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
- dextroglucose — dextrose
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- digressionary — Serving as a digression.
- dinitrogenase — (enzyme) One of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- disconcerting — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- disintegrator — One who, or that which, disintegrates.
- disinvigorate — to deprive of vigour
- disregulation — Misspelling of dysregulation.
- doer and gone — far away
- dog's mercury — a hairy somewhat poisonous euphorbiaceous perennial, Mercurialis perennis, having broad lanceolate toothed leaves and small greenish male and female flowers, the males borne in catkins. It often carpets shady woodlands
- dog-leg stair — a half-turn stair, the successive flights of which are immediately side by side and connected by an intervening platform.
- domineeringly — In a domineering manner.
- doppelgangers — Plural form of doppelganger.
- double dagger — a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.
- double garage — a garage that can hold two vehicles
- double-figure — double-digit.
- downers grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.
- dragon market — any of the emerging markets of the Pacific rim, esp Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines
- dragon's head — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- dressing down — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dressing gown — a tailored robe worn for lounging or for grooming, applying makeup, etc.
- dressing room — a room for use in getting dressed, especially one for performers backstage in a theater, television studio, etc.
- dressing-down — a severe reprimand; scolding.
- drive-through — the act of driving through a specified locality or place, especially driving into a place of business, completing a transaction from one's car, and driving out: a quick drive-through of Beverly Hills; The bank has outside tellers' windows to accept deposits by drive-through.
- driving force — impetus
- drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- durable goods — Durable goods or durables are goods such as televisions or cars which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- earth-goddess — a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- edward gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
- endocrinology — The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones.
- figure-ground — a property of perception in which there is a tendency to see parts of a visual field as solid, well-defined objects standing out against a less distinct background.
- flower garden — plot for flowers
- 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
- foregrounding — Present participle of foreground.
- foreign-owned — owned by an individual who is resident in a different country or by a company whose headquarters are in a different country
- foreknowledge — knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience: Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme?
- foreordaining — Present participle of foreordain.
- foreshadowing — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.