13-letter words containing t, r, e, s, n
- draft version — a preliminary version
- draftspersons — Plural form of draftsperson.
- drama student — a student who is training to become an actor
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- e-proposition — a universal negative proposition
- 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.
- 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 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.
- easter bonnet — an especially pretty or fancy hat designed for a woman to wear to church on Easter Sunday or, especially, in an Easter parade
- 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 egging — (jargon) (IBM, From the custom of the Easter Egg hunt observed in the US and many parts of Europe) The act of replacing unrelated components more or less at random in the hope that a malfunction will go away. Hackers consider this the normal operating mode of field circus techs and do not love them for it. Compare Easter egg, shotgun debugging.
- 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 rising — an armed insurrection in Dublin in 1916 against British rule in Ireland: the insurgents proclaimed the establishment of an independent Irish republic before surrendering, 16 of the leaders later being executed
- easter sunday — Easter (def 2).
- eastern ghats — a mountain range in S India, parallel to the Bay of Bengal: united with the Western Ghats by the Nilgiri Hills; forms the E margin of the Deccan plateau
- eastern hindi — the vernacular of the eastern half of the Hindi-speaking area in India.
- eastern shore — the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, including parts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
- eastern slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- 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.
- effortfulness — (psychology) subjective experience of exertion or effort involved in performing an activity.
- electron lens — a system, such as an arrangement of electrodes or magnets, that produces a field for focusing a beam of electrons
- electrophones — Plural form of electrophone.
- electrostrong — (physics) describing the combination of the electromagnetic and strong nuclear forces.
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- embarrassment — A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.
- embranchments — Plural form of embranchment.
- emigrationist — a person who promotes emigration
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- enchantresses — Plural form of enchantress.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- encrustations — Plural form of encrustation.
- 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.
- endosmometric — relating to the measurement of endosmotic action
- ensorcellment — Enchantment, bewitchment.
- enterocolitis — Inflammation of both the small intestine and the colon.
- enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
- enteroviruses — Plural form of enterovirus.
- entomostracan — any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca, including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods
- entrenchments — Plural form of entrenchment.