13-letter words containing t, r, a, d, e, p
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- drama therapy — a type of psychotherapy encouraging patients to use dramatic techniques to deal with emotional and psychological problems.
- drop the ball — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- dropped waist — the waistline of a dress, gown, or the like when it is placed at the hips rather than at the natural waist.
- early adopter — a person who uses a new product or technology before it becomes widely known or used.
- 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.
- electroplated — Simple past tense and past participle of electroplate.
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- endoparasites — Plural form of endoparasite.
- endoparasitic — Of or pertaining to endoparasites.
- epitrochoidal — Being or relating to an epitrochoid.
- equiponderant — of the same weight; evenly balanced
- equiponderate — To counterbalance.
- european toad — a European toad, Alytes obstetricans, the male of which carries the fertilized eggs on its hind legs until they hatch: family Discoglossidae
- exasperatedly — In an exasperated manner.
- expeditionary — Of or forming an expedition, especially a military expedition.
- expert advice — advice given by someone who has studied a subject thoroughly or who is very skilled at a particular job
- fingerpainted — Simple past tense and past participle of fingerpaint.
- fitted carpet — wall-to-wall carpeting
- flatbed press — a printing machine on which the type forme is carried on a flat bed under a revolving paper-bearing cylinder
- gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
- grandparental — Of or relating to a grandparent.
- gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodyte — (archaic) alternative spelling of hermaphrodite.
- herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hyperinflated — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- impredicative — (of a definition) given in terms that require quantification over a range that includes that which is to be defined, as having all the properties of a great general where one of the properties as ascribed must be that property itself
- impredictable — (nonstandard) unpredictable.
- in deep water — the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- injured party — victim
- interpandemic — occurring between two pandemics
- interpellated — Simple past tense and past participle of interpellate.
- interpleaders — Plural form of interpleader.
- interpleading — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- interpretated — Misspelling of interpreted.
- latent period — Also, latency period. Pathology. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.
- leaded petrol — petrol containing tetraethyl lead in order to improve combustion
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- lord temporal — a member of the House of Lords who is not a member of the clergy.
- madeira topaz — citrine (def 2).
- mar del plata — a city in E Argentina: seaside resort.
- married print — composite print.
- mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- metamorphosed — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metanephridia — Plural form of metanephridium.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.