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13-letter words containing t, r, e, s, d

  • rhodochrosite — a mineral, manganese carbonate, MnCO 3 , commonly containing some iron and calcium, and usually rose-red in color: a minor ore of manganese; manganese spar.
  • ride the rods — to steal a ride on a freight train
  • riding master — a person who teaches equitation.
  • riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
  • ring-streaked — having streaks or bands of color around the body.
  • roll-top desk — a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
  • roosevelt dam — a dam on the Salt River, in central Arizona. 284 feet (87 meters) high; 1080 feet (329 meters) long.
  • rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
  • rupert's land — (formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
  • saber-toothed — having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.
  • sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
  • sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
  • sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
  • sacred thread — a cord worn by Hindus of the three upper castes as a sign of being twice-born or initiated into the Vedas.
  • saint andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • saint bernard — Great, a mountain pass between SW Switzerland and NW Italy, in the Pennine Alps: Napoleon led his army through it in 1800; location of a hospice. 8108 feet (2470 meters) high.
  • saint leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
  • sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
  • saturated fat — a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated (def 3).
  • scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
  • scatteredness — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
  • sclerodermite — the hard covering of a section or segment of the body of an insect
  • scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
  • script kiddie — a child or teenager who gains illegal access to computer systems, often by using hacking programs downloaded from the internet
  • script reader — playreader.
  • second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
  • second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
  • second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
  • second-strike — noting, pertaining to, or using nuclear forces capable of withstanding attack and retaliating after an adversary has launched a first strike.
  • sedentariness — characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
  • seed merchant — someone that collects, packages and sells seeds
  • self-centered — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
  • self-destruct — to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.
  • self-directed — guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program.
  • self-distrust — lack of confidence in oneself, in one's abilities, etc.
  • self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
  • semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
  • semisedentary — partially or somewhat sedentary
  • senior editor — chief publishing manager
  • serendipitist — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
  • serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
  • seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
  • seventh grade — school year: age 12-13
  • seventy-third — next after the seventy-second; being the ordinal number for 73.
  • severodonetsk — a city in E Ukraine, NE of Donetsk.
  • shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
  • sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
  • short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
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