13-letter words containing i, l, d, s, g
- ill-disguised — badly concealed or hidden.
- indigo squill — wild hyacinth.
- judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
- land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- landing speed — the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely
- landing stage — a floating platform used as a wharf.
- landing strip — airstrip.
- leading reins — straps or a harness and strap used to assist and control a child who is learning to walk
- legal adviser — a lawyer who gives advice
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- long division — division, usually by a number of two or more digits, in which each step of the process is written down.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
- methodologies — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methodologist — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- middleweights — Plural form of middleweight.
- mills grenade — a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg).
- mud wrestling — sport: physical combat in mud
- mud-wrestling — wrestling in an enclosure with a floor or base of wet mud, staged as a public display and competitive event.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nondigestible — Not digestible.
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- orchidologist — someone who is knowledgeable in orchidology
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- 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.
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
- rayleigh disk — a small circular disk, usually of mica, that is suspended from a fiber and tends to be deflected at right angles to a stream of air, indicating by its deflection the intensity of a sound wave.
- reading glass — a magnifying glass that people use to enlarge text to make it easier to read
- riding school — a place where equitation is taught.
- riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
- segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
- self-defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
- self-deifying — to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity: to deify a beloved king.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-resigned — submissive or acquiescent.