13-letter words containing s, t, e, d
- 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.
- dutch disease — the deindustrialization of an economy as a result of the discovery of a natural resource, as that which occurred in Holland with the exploitation of North Sea gas, which raised the value of the Dutch currency, making its exports uncompetitive and causing its industry to decline
- dyer's rocket — weld2 .
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- earth-goddess — a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
- east flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1150 sq. mi. (2980 sq. km). Capital: Ghent.
- east hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- east kilbride — an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 1300 sq. mi. (3367 sq. km).
- easter candle — a tall candle, symbolizing Christ, that is sometimes blessed and placed on the gospel side of an altar on Holy Saturday and kept burning until Ascension Day.
- easter island — an island in the S Pacific, W of and belonging to Chile. About 45 sq. mi. (117 sq. km): gigantic statues.
- easter monday — the day after Easter, observed as a holiday in some places.
- easter parade — a parade held on or near Easter Day, in particular a strolling procession in and around Fifth Avenue New York City (celebrated by Irving Berlin in a song, which gave rise to a film of the same name) for which people dress up in especially smart clothes; this derives from an older tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter in honour of the festival.
- easter sunday — Easter (def 2).
- easter-ledges — a pudding made from the young leaves of the bistort
- eastern hindi — the vernacular of the eastern half of the Hindi-speaking area in India.
- eddy currents — Eddy currents are localized electric currents set up in metal parts not normally meant to carry currents, due to changes in electromagnetic fields.
- edison effect — the phenomenon of the flow of electric current when an electrode sealed inside the bulb of an incandescent lamp is connected to the positive terminal of the lamp.
- editorialists — Plural form of editorialist.
- editorializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of editorialize.
- educationists — Plural form of educationist.
- eggs benedict — dish of poached eggs, ham and cream
- elastoplasted — Covered with Elastoplast.
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- encyclopedist — A person who writes, edits, or contributes to an encyclopedia.
- 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.
- endopeptidase — An enzyme that breaks peptide bonds other than terminal ones in a peptide chain.
- endoskeletons — Plural form of endoskeleton.
- endosmometric — relating to the measurement of endosmotic action
- endosymbiotic — Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis.
- endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.
- ensanguinated — stained with blood
- epicondylitis — A painful inflammation of tendons surrounding an epicondyle.
- equidistantly — In an equidistant manner or to an equidistant degree.
- essentialized — Simple past tense and past participle of essentialize.
- estrangedness — the state of being estranged
- eudaemonistic — Of or pertaining to eudaemonism.
- exasperatedly — In an exasperated manner.
- excise duties — the tax payable on certain goods, such as alcohol, cigarettes, fuel
- exhaustipated — Too tired to care about anything.
- expeditionist — (rare) One who goes on an expedition.
- expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
- exsanguinated — Simple past tense and past participle of exsanguinate.
- false-hearted — having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.
- fast dissolve — a transition that fades out one scene and replaces it with another, merging the two scenes imperceptibly
- fatheadedness — The quality of being fatheaded.
- feeder stream — a tributary that feeds into a larger river, canal, etc
- feldspathoids — Plural form of feldspathoid.