13-letter words containing n, o, l, a, d
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- well and good — You say well and good or all well and good to indicate that you would be pleased if something happens but you are aware that it has some disadvantages.
- well-anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- well-reasoned — based on reason: a carefully reasoned decision.
- well-seasoned — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- wolffian body — the mesonephros.
- wolffian duct — a duct, draining the mesonephros of the embryo, that becomes the vas deferens in males and vestigial in females.
- world war one — international conflict of 1914-1919
- world-shaking — of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world-shaking effects of an international clash.
- wrongheadedly — In a wrongheaded manner.
- yankee doodle — (italics) a song with a melody of apparent British origin, popular with American troops during the Revolutionary War.
- young ireland — a movement or party of Irish patriots in the 1840s who split with Daniel O'Connell because they favoured a more violent policy than that which he promoted