13-letter words containing s, i, r, e, t
- credibilities — the quality of being believable or worthy of trust: After all those lies, his credibility was at a low ebb.
- crenellations — the battlements on a building
- crested swift — any of several birds of the family Hemiprocnidae, of southeast Asia and the East Indies, related to the true swifts but differing in having erectile crests and the habit of perching in trees.
- criminalities — Plural form of criminality.
- crisis center — a central facility, telephone answering service, etc., where people may obtain informed help or advice in a personal crisis.
- crisis centre — a place providing help to victims of crime, natural disasters, etc
- criticalities — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- cross-fertile — capable of cross-fertilization or of being cross-fertilized
- cross-section — If you refer to a cross-section of particular things or people, you mean a group of them that you think is typical or representative of all of them.
- cross-sterile — incapable of reproducing due to hybridization.
- cross-trainer — a type of athletic shoe designed to be used in more than one type of activity.
- cross-utilize — to make use of in an additional or different way.
- crosscut file — a file having two intersecting rows of teeth
- crossectional — Of, pertaining to, or being a cross section.
- crotchetiness — The state or quality of being crotchety.
- cruiserweight — A cruiserweight is another name for a light heavyweight.
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
- curling stone — a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron, usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released, for use in the game of curling.
- customariness — The state or quality of being customary.
- cutting horse — a saddle horse trained for use in separating an individual animal, such as a cow, from a herd
- cyberactivism — Activism facilitated by the Internet.
- cyberneticist — Someone who studies cybernetics.
- cybersecurity — the state of being safe from electronic crime and the measures taken to achieve this
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cysticercosis — a parasitic infection of tissue by the larval form of the pork tapeworm, Taenia Solium, contracted through the ingestion of food or water contaminated by faeces, or by eating infected pork
- cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
- dare i say it — You use 'dare I say it' when you know that what you are going to say will disappoint or annoy someone.
- dasht-e-kavir — large salt-desert plateau in NC Iran: c. 18,000 sq mi (46,620 sq km)
- dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- death tourist — a seriously ill person who seeks to terminate his or her own life by travelling to a country where medically assisted suicide is legal
- decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- decision tree — a treelike diagram illustrating the choices available to a decision maker, each possible decision and its estimated outcome being shown as a separate branch of the tree
- declinometers — Plural form of declinometer.
- defloration's — the act of deflowering.
- deforestation — to divest or clear of forests or trees: Poor planning deforested the area in ten years.
- deleteriously — In a deleterious manner; harmfully.
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- dematerialise — Alternative spelling of dematerialize.
- demeritorious — a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency: If you receive four demerits during a term, you will be expelled from school.
- demilitarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demilitarize.
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- demonstrating — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
- demonstration — A demonstration is a march or gathering which people take part in to show their opposition to something or their support for something.
- demonstrative — Someone who is demonstrative shows affection freely and openly.
- denaturations — Plural form of denaturation.
- densitometers — Plural form of densitometer.
- densitometric — Of or pertaining to densitometry.