13-letter words containing u, d, a, i
- individualise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of individualize.
- individualism — a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual.
- individualist — a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.
- individuality — the particular character, or aggregate of qualities, that distinguishes one person or thing from others; sole and personal nature: a person of marked individuality.
- individualize — to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
- individuating — Present participle of individuate.
- individuation — the act of individuating.
- indo-european — a large, widespread family of languages, the surviving branches of which include Italic, Slavic, Baltic, Hellenic, Celtic, Germanic, and Indo-Iranian, spoken by about half the world's population: English, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, Russian, Albanian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Persian, Hindi, and Hittite are all Indo-European languages. Compare family (def 14).
- industrialise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of industrialize.
- industrialism — an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.
- industrialist — a person who owns or is involved in the management of an industrial enterprise.
- industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- ineducability — Inability to be educated.
- infundibulate — Shaped like a funnel; infundibulated or infundibular.
- injured party — victim
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- inter-assured — to make (a future event) sure; ensure: This contract assures the company's profit this month.
- jodhpuri coat — a coat worn by men in India, similar to but shorter than a sherwani
- judah ha-levi — (Judah ben Samuel Halevi) 1085–1140, Spanish rabbi, physician, poet, and philosopher.
- judah ha-nasi — Judah, Judah ha-Nasi.
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- judgmatically — in the manner of a judge
- judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
- judicial sale — a forced sale of property authorized or required by a court of law in order to satisfy a debt etc
- junggar pendi — an arid region of W China, in N Xinjiang between the Altai Mountains and the Tian Shan
- kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
- lacrimal duct — either of two small ducts extending from the inner corner of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac.
- latitudinally — of or relating to latitude.
- launch window — a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft.
- launching pad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- liquid assets — assets in the form of money or easily convertible into money
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- lucid dreamer — a person who has lucid dreams, either naturally or as a result of training
- lula da silva — Luiz Inácio (ˈlwiʃ iˈnasju). born 1945, Brazilian socialist politician; president of Brazil (2003–2011)
- lunar landing — arrival on surface of the moon
- macadamia nut — edible seed
- machinegunned — Simple past tense and past participle of machinegun.
- madeira sauce — a savoury sauce made with Madeira wine and served with meat
- magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
- malleoincudal — Of or relating to both the malleus and the incus.
- mandarin duck — a crested Asian duck, Aix galericulata, having variegated purple, green, chestnut, and white plumage.
- mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
- match-funding — the stipulation set by a grant-providing body that the recipients of a grant raise a certain percentage of the money they require, generally a sum more or less equal to that of the sum of money being granted
- mean latitude — the latitude of the point that is midway between two parallels on the same side of the equator.
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- media studies — educational subjects or courses relating to the mass media
- medical audit — a review of the professional standards of doctors, usually within a hospital, conducted by a medical committee