13-letter words containing i, d, a, r, e, s
- gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
- grandioseness — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grass widower — a man who is separated, divorced, or lives apart from his wife.
- hairdressings — Plural form of hairdressing.
- half-silvered — (of a mirror) having an incomplete reflective coating, so that half the incident light is reflected and half transmitted: used in optical instruments and two-way mirrors
- handkerchiefs — Plural form of handkerchief.
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- harlequinades — Plural form of harlequinade.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- head register — the high register of the human voice.
- head shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- head-shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
- headshrinkers — Plural form of headshrinker.
- heart disease — any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning.
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
- hermaphrodism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- horseradishes — Plural form of horseradish.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
- hyperadenosis — abnormal enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymph nodes.
- ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- in medias res — in the middle of things.
- incense cedar — any of several coniferous trees of the genus Libocedrus (or Calocedrus), especially L. decurrens, of the western U.S., growing to a height of 150 feet (50 meters).
- inconsiderate — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
- indescribable — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indian desert — Thar Desert.
- indian summer — a period of mild, dry weather, usually accompanied by a hazy atmosphere, occurring usually in late October or early November and following a period of colder weather.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- indoctrinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indoctrinate.
- industrialise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of industrialize.
- industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- infomediaries — Plural form of infomediary.
- infrared star — a star radiating strongly in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- inter-assured — to make (a future event) sure; ensure: This contract assures the company's profit this month.
- intermediates — Plural form of intermediate.
- intermodalism — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.