13-letter words containing n, o, r, e, a, d
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- spread option — spread (def 25b).
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- standard rose — a rose which has a long stem
- standover man — a person who extorts money by intimidation
- stone-hearted — stony-hearted.
- stony-hearted — hardhearted.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- superdominant — submediant.
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- take on board — be receptive
- take to drink — If someone takes to drink, they start to drink a lot of alcohol regularly, usually because they are depressed or worried about something.
- tandem roller — a type of road roller in which the front and back wheels consist of rollers of about the same diameter
- task-oriented — focusing on the completion of particular tasks as a measure of success
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- the decameron — title of collection of stories written in Italian in the early Renaissance by Boccaccio
- 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 secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- the-decameron — a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.
- thenceforward — from that time or place onward.
- thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.
- 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
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- trapezohedron — Crystallography. a crystal form having all faces trapeziums.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- unconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- uncoordinated — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- under a cloud — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- under pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- undermodulate — to reproduce (a sound or signal) at below the optimal output level in a recording or broadcasting system, causing it to be distorted.
- underreaction — to react with less than the expected or appropriate emotion.
- undirectional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- undiscouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- undoctrinaire — a person who does not subscribe to a particular doctrine or theory; a free thinker