13-letter words containing s, t, r, a
- dissimilatory — to modify by dissimilation.
- distance race — a running race longer than 1500 meters (1635 yards).
- distortionary — an act or instance of distorting.
- 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.
- divarications — Plural form of divarication.
- doctrinairism — Doctrinaire attitudes generally.
- documentaries — Plural form of documentary.
- documentarist — Movies, Television. a filmmaker, producer, etc., who specializes in documentaries.
- dog-leg stair — a half-turn stair, the successive flights of which are immediately side by side and connected by an intervening platform.
- dome fastener — a fastening device consisting of one part with a projecting knob that snaps into a hole on another like part, used esp in closures in clothing
- downregulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downregulate.
- draft version — a preliminary version
- draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- dragon's tail — (formerly) the descending node of the moon or a planet.
- drama student — a student who is training to become an actor
- dramatic arts — the art of the writing and production of plays; drama
- dramatisation — Alternative spelling of dramatization.
- draughtboards — Plural form of draughtboard.
- draughtsboard — The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- draw the shot — to deliver the bowl in such a way that it approaches the jack
- dreamcatchers — Plural form of dreamcatcher.
- 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.
- driver's seat — the seat from which a vehicle is operated.
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
- 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.
- earnest money — money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract.
- earth science — any of various sciences, as geography, geology, or meteorology, that deal with the earth, its composition, or any of its changing aspects.
- earth station — a terminal equipped to receive, or receive and transmit, signals from or to communications satellites.
- earth-goddess — a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
- east ayrshire — a council area of SW Scotland, comprising the E part of the historical county of Ayrshire: part of Strathclyde region from 1975 to 1996: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Kilmarnock. Pop: 119 530 (2003 est). Area: 1252 sq km (483 sq miles)
- east berliner — a native or inhabitant of the former East Berlin
- east by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. Abbreviation: EbN.
- east flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1150 sq. mi. (2980 sq. km). Capital: Ghent.
- east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
- 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).
- east paterson — former name of Elmwood Park (def 2).
- east prussian — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- east rockaway — a town in SE New York.
- east timorese — of or relating to East Timor or its inhabitants