13-letter words containing ess
- dispossession — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- dispossessory — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
- disregardless — (nonstandard) Regardless.
- dissoluteness — indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated.
- distortedness — The quality of being distorted.
- distress call — a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Compare distress signal (def 1).
- distress flag — any flag flown by a vessel to show that it is in distress, as an ensign flown at half-mast or upside down.
- distress sale — a sale held for the purpose of raising money to meet emergency expenses and usually offering goods at a substantial discount for the payment of cash.
- distressfully — In a distressful way; showing distress.
- distressingly — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- doubtlessness — The property of being doubtless.
- downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.
- dreadlessness — the state or quality of being without fear or dread
- dreamlessness — The state or condition of being dreamless; lack of dreams.
- dress uniform — U.S. Air Force. a uniform consisting of the coat and trousers of the service uniform, with a white shirt and black bow tie, worn for formal occasions.
- dressing case — a small piece of luggage for carrying toilet articles, medicine, etc.
- dressing down — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dressing gown — a tailored robe worn for lounging or for grooming, applying makeup, etc.
- dressing room — a room for use in getting dressed, especially one for performers backstage in a theater, television studio, etc.
- dressing sack — a woman's dressing gown.
- dressing-down — a severe reprimand; scolding.
- dressy casual — (of clothes) informal yet expensive, smart, or stylish
- drinkableness — the quality of being drinkable, the capacity to be drunk, drinkability
- dumfriesshire — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- durable press — permanent press.
- earth-goddess — a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
- easygoingness — The quality of being easygoing.
- effectiveness — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
- effectualness — The state or condition of being effectual.
- efficientness — The quality of being efficient; efficiency.
- effortfulness — (psychology) subjective experience of exertion or effort involved in performing an activity.
- eggheadedness — the state of being an egghead
- egregiousness — The quality of being egregious.
- embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
- emotionalness — The state or quality of being emotional.
- emotionlessly — Without emotion.
- empiricalness — Quality of being empirical.
- enchantresses — Plural form of enchantress.
- endearingness — The quality of being endearing.
- endurableness — (rare) The state of being endurable; endurability.
- enjoyableness — The quality or state of being enjoyable.
- ephemeralness — The quality of being ephemeral or transitory.
- equitableness — The state or quality of being equitable; equitability.
- equivocalness — The state of being equivocal; ambiguity.
- erroneousness — The state of being in error; the quality of being erroneous.
- error message — a message displayed on a visual display unit, printout, etc, indicating that an incorrect instruction has been given to the computer
- escort vessel — ship that accompanies another
- essential oil — any of various volatile organic oils present in plants, usually containing terpenes and esters and having the odour or flavour of the plant from which they are extracted: used in flavouring and perfumery
- essentialized — Simple past tense and past participle of essentialize.
- essentialness — The condition of being essential; essentiality.