13-letter words containing r, o, d, e
- thyroidectomy — excision of all or a part of the thyroid gland.
- ticket holder — a person who has a valid ticket for an event or for a journey on public transport
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- to the ground — completely; absolutely
- toilet powder — a fine powder sprinkled or rubbed over the skin, especially after bathing.
- tom and jerry — a hot drink made of rum and water or milk, beaten eggs, spices, and sugar.
- tour de force — an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.
- tractor drive — a mechanism that feeds paper through a printer, using studs on a rotating wheel that engage with holes along the side of the paper
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade edition — an edition of a book for distribution through general bookstores.
- trade embargo — a government order imposing a trade barrier
- 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.
- tricorporated — having three bodies and one head
- trimethadione — a synthetic, white, crystalline powder, C 6 H 9 NO 3 , used as an anticonvulsant to control petit mal epileptic seizures.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- triple double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- triple-double — a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.
- trolley dolly — a female flight attendant
- trous-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- two-word verb — a phrasal verb.
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- unbowdlerized — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- unconjectured — not hypothesized
- unconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- unconsidering — not reflective or thoughtful
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- unconstructed — (of clothing) made with little or no padding, interfacing, or lining, so as to fit loosely or softly on the body.
- uncoordinated — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
- undeleterious — injurious to health: deleterious gases.
- 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 control — being managed
- under pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- under protest — having voiced objections; unwillingly
- under the sod — dead and buried
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.