13-letter words containing r, u, d, n
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- out-and-outer — a person who does things with excessive thoroughness; extremist.
- outdoorswoman — a woman devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities.
- outdoorswomen — Plural form of outdoorswoman.
- outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outmaneuvered — Simple past tense and past participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvred — Simple past tense and past participle of outmanoeuvre.
- outrecuidance — (archaic) Presumption, arrogance, self-conceit.
- outward bound — (in Britain) a scheme to provide adventure training for young people
- outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overburdening — Present participle of overburden.
- overeducation — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- overenamoured — excessively fond
- overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- parade ground — A parade ground is an area of ground where soldiers practise marching and have parades.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- pharaoh hound — one of a breed of medium-sized gazehounds with a smooth coat, red to tan in color with white markings, and erect ears.
- piper gurnard — a marine fish, Trigla lyra, of the family Triglidae
- plague-ridden — afflicted by the plague or a plague
- platiniridium — a natural alloy composed chiefly of platinum and iridium.
- plug and pray — (humour) The Windows 95 equivalent of the Macintosh's plug and play, referring to difficulties encountered when setting up new hardware under Windows 95.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- potter around — If you potter around or potter about, you do pleasant but unimportant things, without hurrying.
- pre-education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
- preconfigured — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- prediscussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
- premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- preproduction — Movies. the steps necessary to prepare a film for production, as casting, choosing locations, and designing sets and costumes.
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
- puncture weed — a caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, having spiny fruit that can puncture tires.
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadrennially — Every four years.
- quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
- quadrilingual — using or involving four languages: a quadrilingual person; a quadrilingual translation of the Bible.
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- quadringenary — a 400th anniversary
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quadruple run — a set of five cards consisting of a three-card run plus two other cards that duplicate different denominations in the run, as 5,5,6,6,7, worth 16 points.
- quandary peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range, in the Rocky Mountains, NE of Leadville. 14,265 feet (4348 meters).