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13-letter words containing a, g, o, d, b

  • double dagger — a mark (‡) used for references, as footnotes.
  • double garage — a garage that can hold two vehicles
  • double magnum — Jeroboam (def 2).
  • double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
  • double-glazed — of, having, or provided with double glazing: double-glazed windows and doors.
  • draughtboards — Plural form of draughtboard.
  • draughtsboard — The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
  • drawing board — a rectangular board on which paper is placed or mounted for drawing or drafting.
  • durable goods — Durable goods or durables are goods such as televisions or cars which are expected to last a long time, and are bought infrequently.
  • edward gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
  • floating debt — short-term government borrowing, esp by the issue of three-month Treasury bills
  • flooring brad — a brad having a very small head, made in lengths from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm).
  • gelada baboon — a NE African baboon, Theropithecus gelada, with dark brown hair forming a mane over the shoulders, a bare red chest, and a ridged muzzle: family Cercopithecidae
  • get a bead on — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
  • gladstone bag — a small rectangular suitcase hinged to open into two compartments of equal size.
  • go over-board — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
  • go to the bad — to become wicked, shiftless, etc.; degenerate
  • good behavior — satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
  • groundbreaker — a person who is an originator, innovator, or pioneer in a particular activity.
  • grylloblattid — a primitive insect of the order Grylloblattidea, having a soft, unpigmented wingless body with long antennae and no eyes, living under stones in moderately high mountains of the western U.S., Japan, and the U.S.S.R.
  • heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
  • ironing board — a flat, cloth-covered board or other surface, often foldable and having legs, on which clothing, linens, or similar articles are ironed.
  • knowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • knowledgeably — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • knowledgebase — Alternative spelling of knowledge base.
  • lambda prolog — (language)   An extension of standard Prolog defined by Dale A. Miller and Gopalan Nadathur in 1986, in which terms are strongly typed lambda terms. Clauses are higher order hereditary Harrop formulas. The main novelties are universal quantification on goals and implication. The Prolog/Mali compiler compiles Lambda Prolog for the MALI abstract memory system. Mailing list: [email protected]
  • leading block — lead block.
  • managed bonds — investment in a combination of fixed interest securities, equities, gilts, and property, in which an investment manager, acting on a client's behalf, varies the amount invested in each according to the returns expected
  • matagorda bay — a bay in SE Texas, at the mouth of the Colorado River, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Matagorda Peninsula. About 50 miles (80 km) long.
  • matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
  • message board — bulletin board system
  • molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.
  • mortgage bond — a bond secured by a mortgage on real estate or other property.
  • mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning
  • non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
  • non-obligated — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
  • nondegradable — not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
  • old bulgarian — the Bulgarian language of the Middle Ages.
  • organ-builder — a maker of organs
  • rialto bridge — a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, liking Rialto Island with San Marco Island
  • road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
  • robot dancing — a dance of the 1980s characterized by jerky mechanical movements
  • rollerblading — skating on rollerblades
  • running board — a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
  • shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
  • skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
  • springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
  • the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
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