13-letter words containing g, r, a, d, t
- landing strip — airstrip.
- large-hearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- lateen-rigged — having lateen sails.
- leather goods — products made of animal skin
- light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
- light-hearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- managed trade — a system whereby the government sets and specifies trade targets and policies
- market garden — Chiefly British. truck farm.
- masterminding — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
- matagorda bay — a bay in SE Texas, at the mouth of the Colorado River, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Matagorda Peninsula. About 50 miles (80 km) long.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- mind-altering — causing marked changes in patterns of mood and behavior, as a hallucinogenic drug.
- moderate gale — a wind of 32–38 miles per hour (14–17 m/sec).
- modern greats — (at Oxford University) the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- 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.
- mortgage bond — a bond secured by a mortgage on real estate or other property.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- national grid — a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-irrigated — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- nondegenerate — not degenerate
- nonguaranteed — Not guaranteed; unguaranteed.
- nonintegrated — not integrated, lacking integration
- nonsegregated — Not segregated.
- north reading — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- orthodiagonal — the axis in a crystal
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
- parasite drag — the component of drag caused by skin friction and the shape of the surfaces not contributing to lift.
- parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- partridge pea — a North American plant, Cassia fasciculata, of the legume family, having yellow flowers and feathery compound leaves that fold shut when touched.
- perigean tide — an ocean tide that occurs in the spring, when the moon is at its perigee.
- post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- predesignated — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- provost guard — a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.
- radiation fog — fog produced by the nocturnal cooling of the surface boundary layer to a temperature at which its content of water vapor condenses.
- radical right — the faction representing extreme right-wing political views; ultraconservatives; reactionaries.
- radiotelegram — a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy.
- ragged jacket — a young seal that, having lost parts of its initially white fur, presents a parti-colored or piebald appearance.
- raiding party — a group of people who together carry out a raid
- reading light — any small electric light that you use for reading. You can usually move it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading. It can be attached to a wall or shelf in the home, or be above your head inside an aircraft or other vehicle.