13-letter words containing l, y, d
- blue-eyed boy — Someone's blue-eyed boy is a young man who they like better than anyone else and who therefore receives better treatment than other people.
- bobby dazzler — a person or thing that is outstanding or excellent.
- bobby-dazzler — anything outstanding, striking, or showy, esp an attractive girl
- bodily injury — The bodily injury section of a liability insurance policy usually covers hospital bills for the injured parties as well as related expenses such as rehabilitation, medicines, and lost income.
- body and soul — You use body and soul to mean every part of you, including your mind and your emotions.
- body brussels — a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface (body Brussels) or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed (tapestry Brussels)
- body building — the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.
- body language — Your body language is the way in which you show your feelings or thoughts to other people by means of the position or movements of your body, rather than with words.
- boroglyceride — any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- boundary line — a line marking one of the edges of a playing area
- brachydactyly — abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.
- brand loyalty — the tendency of consumers to continue buying a particular brand instead of trying a different one
- bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
- broadly based — Something that is broadly based involves many different kinds of things or people.
- butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
- by (all) odds — by far; unquestionably
- cacodyl group — the univalent group (CH 3) 2 As−, derived from arsine.
- calendar year — A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year.
- call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- caprylic acid — a fatty acid, (CH3)(CH2)6COOH, with a rancid taste: used in the synthesis of dyes, drugs, perfumes, etc.
- cardiac cycle — one complete heartbeat, consisting of one contraction and relaxation of the heart.
- casual friday — In some companies, employees are allowed to wear clothes that are more informal than usual on a Friday. This day is known as a casual Friday.
- casualty ward — a ward which temporarily accommodates patients who have been treated in the casualty department and who need to stay in hospital
- chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
- child cruelty — cruelty directed against children
- child custody — custody (def 4).
- child prodigy — A child prodigy is a child with a very great talent.
- child-custody — custody (def 4).
- chlamydomonas — a green, fresh water alga of the class Chlorophyceae that is flagellate and made up of a single cell
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- cladistically — from a cladistic point of view
- clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
- clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- clearheadedly — In a clearheaded manner.
- cleveland bay — one of the oldest British breeds of clean-legged, light draught farm and carriage horse, originating from Yorkshire
- closed system — a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.
- cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
- coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
- codifiability — the quality of being codifiable
- coldheartedly — Alternative spelling of cold-heartedly.
- colorado ruby — a fire-red form of garnet found in Colorado and other parts of North America
- compendiously — of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.
- complicatedly — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
- conditionally — imposing, containing, subject to, or depending on a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or allowed on certain terms: conditional acceptance.
- condylomatous — Relating to condyloma.
- confoundingly — in a confounding manner
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consideringly — in a considering manner
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.