13-letter words containing t, u, d
- super tuesday — the Tuesday, typically in March, on which party members in over 20 states vote in primary elections to select their party's presidential candidate
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
- superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
- superfluidity — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- surf and turf — surf and turf.
- suspectedness — the state of being suspected
- sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
- taedium vitae — the feeling that life is boring and dull
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tanjungpandan — a town on NW Billiton, in central Indonesia.
- taunton deane — a city in Somersetshire, in SW England.
- tax deduction — an expenditure that is deducted from taxable income.
- tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
- tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
- teeing ground — tee2 (def 1a).
- telluric acid — a white, toxic, crystalline compound, H 6 TeO 6 , slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and alkalis: used as an analytical agent.
- ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
- the multitude — the common people
- the ryder cup — the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US
- the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
- theodosius ii — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
- thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
- thoracic duct — the main trunk of the lymphatic system, passing along the spinal column in the thoracic cavity, and conveying a large amount of lymph and chyle into the venous circulation.
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- thousand days — the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).
- thousand oaks — a town in S California.
- thunder sheet — a large sheet of metal that can be shaken to produce a noise resembling thunder as a sound effect for a theatrical production
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- tight-mouthed — tight-lipped.
- time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- to hold court — If someone holds court in a place, they are surrounded by a lot of people who are paying them a lot of attention because they are interesting or famous.
- to play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- to the ground — completely; absolutely
- toile de jouy — a cotton or linen fabric characterized by monochromatic prints on a light background.
- toss and turn — If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
- tour de force — an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.