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13-letter words containing o, d, e, l

  • ground beetle — any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects.
  • ground sluice — a trench, cut through a placer or through bedrock, through which a stream is diverted in order to dislodge and wash the gravel.
  • ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
  • haemodialyses — Plural form of haemodialysis.
  • haemodialysis — (medicine) the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
  • haemodialyzer — a piece of equipment used in haemodialysis to screen the blood to remove unwanted substances
  • haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
  • hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • handsome lake — 1735-1815; Seneca prophet, social reformer, & founder of a North American Indian religion named after him
  • hard shoulder — The hard shoulder is the area at the side of a motorway or other road where you are allowed to stop if your car breaks down.
  • heavenly body — celestial object: star, planet, etc.
  • heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
  • helicoid cyme — an inflorescence, or cyme, in which each flowering branch gives rise to one lateral branch that is coiled snail-like and then expanded.
  • hexadactylous — hexadactylic
  • high old time — an enjoyable and exciting time
  • high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
  • hold a grudge — be resentful
  • hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
  • hold the fort — a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
  • hold the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • hold together — not fall apart
  • holiday-maker — vacationer.
  • holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
  • hollywood bed — a bed consisting of a metal frame, box spring, mattress, and headboard, but lacking a footboard.
  • holyroodhouse — a royal palace in Edinburgh in Scotland: official residence of the Queen when in Scotland; begun in 1501 by James IV of Scotland; scene of the murder of David Rizzio in 1566
  • home delivery — delivery to one's home
  • homestead law — any law exempting homesteads from seizure or sale for debt.
  • honey gilding — gilding of ceramics with a mixture of gold leaf and honey, later fired to fix the gold.
  • horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
  • horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
  • housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.
  • household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
  • household god — a god presiding over and protecting the home, especially in the religion of ancient Rome.
  • humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
  • hunting lodge — a house or hut in the country or in the mountains where people stay on holiday when they want to go hunting
  • hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
  • hydroairplane — a hydroplane.
  • hydrocephalic — of or relating to hydrocephalus.
  • hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
  • hydrochloride — a salt, especially of an alkaloid, formed by the direct union of hydrochloric acid with an organic base that makes the organic constituent more soluble.
  • hydroelectric — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
  • hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
  • hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
  • hydrosulphide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
  • hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
  • hydrotelluric — (chemistry) Formed by hydrogen and tellurium.
  • hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
  • hydroxymethyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical HO-CH2-.
  • hyperboloidal — Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
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