13-letter words containing s, o, r, d, e
- doublespeaker — a person who uses doublespeak
- down syndrome — Down syndrome is a disorder that some people are born with. People who have Down syndrome have physical differences, such as shorter stature, and learning difficulties.
- downers grove — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.
- downside risk — an estimate of the potential loss of value of an investment in a falling market
- draft version — a preliminary version
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- dragon's head — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
- draw the shot — to deliver the bowl in such a way that it approaches the jack
- dress uniform — U.S. Air Force. a uniform consisting of the coat and trousers of the service uniform, with a white shirt and black bow tie, worn for formal occasions.
- dressing down — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dressing gown — a tailored robe worn for lounging or for grooming, applying makeup, etc.
- dressing room — a room for use in getting dressed, especially one for performers backstage in a theater, television studio, etc.
- dressing-down — a severe reprimand; scolding.
- dromaeosaurid — A carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of a late Cretaceous family that included deinonychus and the velociraptors. They had a large slashing claw on each hind foot.
- drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
- dry ski slope — A dry ski slope is a slope made of an artificial substance on which you can practise skiing.
- durable goods — Durable goods or durables are goods such as televisions or cars which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
- dyer's rocket — weld2 .
- dysmenorrheal — painful menstruation.
- dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
- dysmenorrhoea — painful menstruation.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- earth-goddess — a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
- east hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- easter monday — the day after Easter, observed as a holiday in some places.
- eavesdroppers — Plural form of eavesdropper.
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- editorialists — Plural form of editorialist.
- editorializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of editorialize.
- edmund andros — Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- endometriosis — A condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain.
- endoparasites — Plural form of endoparasite.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- endosmometric — relating to the measurement of endosmotic action
- epidermolysis — Loosening of the epidermis, with extensive blistering of the skin and mucous membranes, occurring either after injury, or as a spontaneous and potentially dangerous condition, particularly in children.
- faroe islands — islands in Atlantic Ocean
- feeder school — a junior school whose pupils go to a specific secondary school
- ferrous oxide — a black powder, FeO, insoluble in water, soluble in acid.
- field servoid — (jargon, abuse) /fee'ld ser'voyd/ A play on "android", a derogatory term for a representative of a field service organisation (see field circus), suggesting an unintelligent rule-driven approach to servicing computer hardware.
- field sparrow — a common North American finch, Spizella pusilla, found in brushy pasturelands.
- first edition — the whole number of copies of a literary work printed first, from the same type, and issued together.
- flesh-colored — Something that is flesh-colored is yellowish pink in color.
- flutterboards — Plural form of flutterboard.
- folding press — a fall in wrestling won by folding one's opponent's legs up to his head and pressing his shoulders to the floor
- foldoc source — The source text of FOLDOC is a single plain text file. FOLDOC is also available on paper from your local printer but, at 700,000+ words, that would be about 2000 pages.
- food security — an economic and social condition of ready access by all members of a household to nutritionally adequate and safe food: a household with high food security.