13-letter words containing g, r, a, d, t
- dragon market — any of the emerging markets of the Pacific rim, esp Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines
- dragon's tail — (formerly) the descending node of the moon or a planet.
- drainage tube — a tube that drains fluid from an incision or body cavity during surgery
- dramaturgical — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- draughtboards — Plural form of draughtboard.
- draughtsboard — The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- drawing table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
- drilling mast — A drilling mast is a structure over an oil well which supports the drilling equipment and allows it to be lifted into and out of the wellbore.
- drip painting — a technique of abstract painting exemplified chiefly in the later works of Jackson Pollack and marked by the intricately executed dripping and pouring of the paint on a canvas placed on the floor.
- dual heritage — an upbringing in which one's parents are of different ethnic or religious backgrounds
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- earth-goddess — a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
- easter-ledges — a pudding made from the young leaves of the bistort
- eighth-grader — someone who is in the eighth grade at school
- estrangedness — the state of being estranged
- exaggeratedly — To an excessive degree; in an exaggerated manner.
- ferret badger — any of several small omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).
- fingerpainted — Simple past tense and past participle of fingerpaint.
- first reading — the reading of a bill when it is first introduced in a legislative body.
- flabbergasted — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flight leader — a pilot who commands a flight of military airplanes.
- floor trading — trading by personal contact on the floor of a market or exchange
- foot-dragging — reluctance or failure to proceed or act promptly.
- fourth-grader — a child in the fourth grade
- free-standing — A free-standing piece of furniture or other object is not fixed to anything, or stands on its own away from other things.
- fridge magnet — a small flat decorative object with a magnet on its back which is used to attach it to the front door of a fridge or other domestic appliance
- front-loading — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- frontage road — a local road that runs parallel to an expressway, providing access to roadside stores and businesses; a service road.
- frosted glass — etched glass with a translucent surface
- garden center — a store that sells gardening supplies, as seeds, plants, fertilizer, and tools.
- garden centre — A garden centre is a large shop, usually with an outdoor area, where you can buy things for your garden such as plants and gardening tools.
- garret window — a skylight that lies along the slope of the roof
- general audit — an audit of all a company's accounts
- genital ridge — the area in the vertebrate embryo that develops into ovaries in the female and testes in the male.
- get around to — When you get around to doing something that you have delayed doing or have been too busy to do, you finally do it.
- get-well card — a greeting card sent to a person who is unwell, expressing a wish for a speedy recovery
- giant ragweed — any of the composite plants of the genus Ambrosia, the airborne pollen of which is the most prevalent cause of autumnal hay fever, as the common North American species, A. trifida (great ragweed or giant ragweed) and A. artemisiifolia.
- giant redwood — big tree.
- glacial drift — material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater.
- gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
- goal-oriented — (of a person) focused on reaching a specific objective or accomplishing a given task; driven by purpose: goal-oriented teams of teachers.
- gold standard — a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value.
- gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
- gonadotrophin — a gonadotropic substance.
- gonadotropins — Plural form of gonadotropin.
- goodheartedly — In a goodhearted manner.
- goodnaturedly — In a good-natured manner.