13-letter words containing i, n, d, a, b
- discriminably — So as to be discriminable; distinguishably.
- disembarkment — to go ashore from a ship.
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- disintegrable — Capable of being disintegrated.
- disobligation — the state of being without obligation
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-action — (of a firearm) requiring only one pull of the trigger to cock and fire it.
- dragging-beam — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- drainage tube — a tube that drains fluid from an incision or body cavity during surgery
- drawing board — a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting.
- drawing table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
- drinkableness — the quality of being drinkable, the capacity to be drunk, drinkability
- dumb terminal — (hardware) A type of terminal that consists of a keyboard and a display screen that can be used to enter and transmit data to, or display data from, a computer to which it is connected. A dumb terminal, in contrast to an intelligent terminal, has no independent processing capability or auxiliary storage and thus cannot function as a stand-alone device. The dumbest kind of terminal is a glass tty. The next step up has a minimally addressable cursor but no on-screen editing or other features normally supported by an intelligent terminal. Once upon a time, when glass ttys were common and addressable cursors were something special, what is now called a dumb terminal could pass for a smart terminal.
- durban poison — a particularly potent variety of cannabis grown in Natal
- 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.
- edward gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
- eff and blind — to use obscene language
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- expandability — (uncountable) The condition of being expandable.
- expendability — The state or quality of being expendable.
- extendability — Extensibility.
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).
- floating debt — short-term government borrowing, esp by the issue of three-month Treasury bills
- flooring brad — a brad having a very small head, made in lengths from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm).
- gender binary — a classification system consisting of two genders, male and female.
- gingerbreaded — flavoured with gingerbread
- glibenclamide — (medicine) An oral anti-diabetes medication.
- habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
- handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
- hybridisation — Alternative form of hybridization.
- hybridization — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- hydroboration — (chemistry) the production or organoboranes by the addition of diborane to unsaturated organic compounds.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- in sb's stead — If you do something in someone's stead, you replace them and do it instead of them.
- inboard motor — a boat's motor that is situated within the hull
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- incondensable — not condensable; incapable of being condensed.
- indefatigable — incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
- indefatigably — In an extremely persistent and untiring manner; in an indefatigable manner.
- indemnifiable — Something suitable for indemnification.
- 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.
- indispensable — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
- indispensably — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.