13-letter words containing h, a, d
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- draw the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- draw the shot — to deliver the bowl in such a way that it approaches the jack
- dreamcatchers — Plural form of dreamcatcher.
- dresden china — porcelain ware produced at Meissen, Germany, near Dresden, after 1710.
- drink to that — People say 'I'll drink to that' to show that they agree with and approve of something that someone has just said.
- driving chain — a roller chain that transmits power from one toothed wheel to another
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- dual heritage — an upbringing in which one's parents are of different ethnic or religious backgrounds
- dual monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
- dual-attached — The form of FDDI interface where a device is connected to both FDDI token-passing rings, so that uninterrupted operation continues in the event of a failure of either of the rings. All connections to the main FDDI rings are dual-attached. Typically, a small number of critical infrastructure devices such as routers and concentrators are dual-attached, whereas host computers are normally single-attached or dual-homed to a router or concentrator. For example, a ring could be formed between a single router and two concentrators (all dual-attached) then all other components that need to be fault-tolerant (typically file servers) can be dual-homed to both concentrators.
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- dutch auction — a method of auction consisting in the offer of a property at a price above the actual value and then at gradually reduced prices until a buyer is found.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- dutch disease — the deindustrialization of an economy as a result of the discovery of a natural resource, as that which occurred in Holland with the exploitation of North Sea gas, which raised the value of the Dutch currency, making its exports uncompetitive and causing its industry to decline
- dyothelitical — relating to dyotheletism
- dysmenorrheal — painful menstruation.
- dysmenorrhoea — painful menstruation.
- dzibilchaltun — a large, ancient Mayan ceremonial and commercial center near Mérida, Mexico, founded perhaps as early as 3000 b.c. and in continuous use until the 16th century.
- earth-goddess — a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
- east hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- eastern hindi — the vernacular of the eastern half of the Hindi-speaking area in India.
- edam (cheese) — a mild, yellow cheese, made in a round mold and usually having a coating of red paraffin
- edging shears — shears that are used to trim the edges of a lawn
- eggheadedness — the state of being an egghead
- eighth-grader — someone who is in the eighth grade at school
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.
- english daisy — a small perennial plant (Bellis perennis) of the composite family, having single stalked heads with white or pinkish ray flowers
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- ethanoic acid — acetic acid
- exhaustipated — Too tired to care about anything.
- faint-hearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- false-hearted — having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.
- farther india — a peninsula in SE Asia, between India and China: consists of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia
- fashion model — sb employed to show off designer clothes
- fatheadedness — The quality of being fatheaded.
- featherbedded — Simple past tense and past participle of featherbed.
- featherheaded — featherbrain.
- feldspathoids — Plural form of feldspathoid.
- female thread — a helical groove in a cylindrical hole formed by a tap or lathe tool
- fidus achates — a faithful friend or companion
- field marshal — an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army.
- fifth disease — Pathology. a mild infection, most often seen in children or young adults, caused by a small virus ((the human parvovirus B19)) and marked by a blotchy rash on the cheeks, arms, and legs.
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).
- finisher card — (in manufacturing fibers) the last card in the carding process, for converting stock into roving.