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13-letter words containing n, e, d, t

  • the decameron — title of collection of stories written in Italian in the early Renaissance by Boccaccio
  • the decencies — those things that are considered necessary for a decent life
  • the ediacaran — the Ediacaran period or rock system
  • the headlines — the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
  • the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
  • the naked eye — If you say that something cannot be seen by the naked eye, you mean that it cannot be seen without the help of equipment such as a telescope or microscope.
  • the new world — the Americas; the western hemisphere
  • the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
  • the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
  • the whip hand — If you have the whip hand, you have power over someone else in a particular situation.
  • the-decameron — a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.
  • thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
  • thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
  • thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
  • thick-skinned — having a thick skin.
  • third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
  • third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
  • thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
  • thomas edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
  • threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
  • thunder sheet — a large sheet of metal that can be shaken to produce a noise resembling thunder as a sound effect for a theatrical production
  • thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
  • thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
  • thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
  • thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
  • thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
  • time dilation — Physics. (in relativity) the apparent loss of time of a moving clock as observed by a stationary observer.
  • time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.
  • time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
  • timing device — a device that can be set to detonate a bomb at a particular time
  • tinker's damn — the least value or merit; nothing or anything at all: It's not worth a tinker's damn.
  • tinker's weed — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
  • tintagel head — a cape in SW England, on the W coast of Cornwall.
  • titanic oxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, TiO 2 , used chiefly in white pigments, plastics, ceramics, and for delustering synthetic fibers.
  • to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
  • to end it all — If someone ends it all, they kill themselves.
  • to one's mind — in one's opinion
  • to the ground — completely; absolutely
  • tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.
  • tout le monde — all the world; everyone
  • townsend plan — a pension plan, proposed in the U.S. in 1934 but never passed by Congress, that would have awarded $200 monthly to persons over 60 who were no longer gainfully employed, provided that such allowance was spent in the U.S. within 30 days.
  • trade balance — balance of trade.
  • trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
  • trade edition — an edition of a book for distribution through general bookstores.
  • trade journal — periodical of a profession
  • trade mission — commercial business trip
  • traded option — an option that can itself be bought and sold on a stock exchange
  • tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
  • trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
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