13-letter words containing s, t, a, r, l
- culture clash — a conflict arising from the interaction of people with different cultural values
- custard apple — a West Indian tree, Annona reticulata: family Annonaceae
- custom-tailor — to modify to fit a specific use or need; tailor-make.
- cyberstalkers — Plural form of cyberstalker.
- 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.
- dastardliness — The state or quality of being dastardly.
- decentralised — Simple past tense and past participle of decentralise.
- decentralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decentralize.
- defloration's — the act of deflowering.
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- dematerialise — Alternative spelling of dematerialize.
- demilitarizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demilitarize.
- dental caries — cavity formation in teeth caused by bacteria that attach to teeth and form acids in the presence of sucrose, other sugars, and refined starches; tooth decay.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- derealisation — Alternative form of derealization.
- dermatologies — Plural form of dermatology.
- dermatologist — A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the study of skin and the treatment of skin diseases.
- dermatoplasty — any surgical operation on the skin, esp skin grafting
- desert island — A desert island is a small tropical island, where nobody lives.
- dessert apple — an eating apple; an apple that can be eaten raw
- destructional — of or pertaining to destruction
- desulfuration — to desulfurize.
- differentials — Plural form of differential.
- dioristically — in a dioristic manner
- dirty realism — a style of writing, originating in the US in the 1980s, which depicts in great detail the seamier or more mundane aspects of ordinary life
- disarticulate — Separate (bones) at the joints.
- discoloration — the act or fact of discoloring or the state of being discolored.
- discreditable — bringing or liable to bring discredit.
- discreditably — In a discreditable manner.
- disenthralled — to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.
- disintegrable — Capable of being disintegrated.
- disinthralled — freed from thraldom
- disobligatory — not obligatory
- disordinately — in a manner that lacks order
- disregulation — Misspelling of dysregulation.
- dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
- dissimilatory — to modify by dissimilation.
- distractingly — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- distress call — a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Compare distress signal (def 1).
- distress flag — any flag flown by a vessel to show that it is in distress, as an ensign flown at half-mast or upside down.
- distress sale — a sale held for the purpose of raising money to meet emergency expenses and usually offering goods at a substantial discount for the payment of cash.
- distributable — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- dog-leg stair — a half-turn stair, the successive flights of which are immediately side by side and connected by an intervening platform.
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- dragon's tail — (formerly) the descending node of the moon or a planet.
- drilling mast — A drilling mast is a structure over an oil well which supports the drilling equipment and allows it to be lifted into and out of the wellbore.
- dual controls — If a vehicle used by a driving instructor has dual controls, it has pedals on the passenger's side as well as on the driver's side to allow the driving instructor to brake should the learner try to move off when it is dangerous to do so
- dysrationalia — The inability to think and behave rationally despite adequate intelligence.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- ear-splitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.