13-letter words containing t, r, a, d, e
- grandfathered — Simple past tense and past participle of grandfather.
- grandfatherly — of or characteristic of a grandfather.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
- grandparental — Of or relating to a grandparent.
- great bustard — a large bustard, Otis tarda, of southern and central Europe and western and central Asia, having a wingspread of about 8 feet (2.4 meters).
- great daedala — either of two festivals held in ancient Boeotia in honor of the reconciliation of Hera with Zeus, one (Little Daedala) being held every 6 years, the other (Great Daedala) every 59 years.
- great goddess — The, a vaguely defined deity symbolizing maternity, the fertility of the earth, and femininity in general; the central figure in the religions of ancient Anatolia, the Near East, and the eastern Mediterranean, later sometimes taking the form of a specific goddess, as Cybele, Rhea, or Demeter.
- great ragweed — any of the composite plants of the genus Ambrosia, the airborne pollen of which is the most prevalent cause of autumnal hay fever, as the common North American species, A. trifida (great ragweed or giant ragweed) and A. artemisiifolia.
- great-hearted — having or showing a generous heart; magnanimous.
- greek tragedy — (in ancient Greek theatre) a play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he cannot deal
- greeting card — card1 (def 4).
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- half-deserted — (of a place) not having many inhabitants, visitors, etc
- half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
- halfheartedly — Without enthusiasm nor interest.
- hard-featured — having stern, harsh, or unattractive features.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- hardheartedly — In a hardhearted manner.
- hartford fern — a climbing or sprawling fern, Lygodium palmatum, of the eastern U.S., having deeply lobed ivylike leaves.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- hathor-headed — (of an ancient Egyptian column) having a capital in the form of the head of Hathor; Hathoric.
- head of water — a quantity of water
- head register — the high register of the human voice.
- headline rate — a basic rate of inflation, taxation, etc, before distorting factors have been removed
- headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
- headquartered — to situate in headquarters.
- health hazard — something that is dangerous to health
- heart disease — any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning.
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- heavy-hearted — sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
- 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.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
- hydrargillite — gibbsite.
- hydrated lime — a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH) 2 , obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- 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.