13-letter words containing ad
- contradictive — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- corduroy road — a road across swampy ground, made of logs laid transversely
- cradle scythe — cradle (def 4b).
- cycloaddition — a type of pericyclic chemical reaction
- cylinder head — the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
- daily-breader — a commuter.
- dead and gone — If you say that someone is dead and gone, you are emphasizing that they are dead, and thinking about what happened or will happen after their death.
- dead-beat dad — a father who neglects his responsibilities as a parent, esp. one who does not pay child support to his estranged wife.
- degradability — susceptible to chemical breakdown.
- degradational — (geology) Pertaining to or formed by degradation.
- diadem spider — a common Eurasian spider, Araneus diadematus, that constructs orb webs: family Argiopidae
- digital badge — a title or icon associated with a user profile or account that attests to the attainment of a skill or rank or the completion of an objective, as on an educational or social media website or a gaming platform.
- digital radio — electronic wireless transmission
- disadvantaged — lacking the normal or usual necessities and comforts of life, as proper housing, educational opportunities, job security, adequate medical care, etc.: The government extends help to disadvantaged minorities.
- disadvantages — Plural form of disadvantage.
- doppler radar — a radar tracking system that determines the velocity of a moving object by measuring the Doppler shift of the frequency of a radar signal reflected by the object.
- double paddle — a paddle with a blade at each end, as that of the kayak.
- double spread — any pair of facing pages in a completed book, magazine, etc.
- double-header — Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- down the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- dragon's head — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
- dreadlessness — the state or quality of being without fear or dread
- drop-dead fee — a fee paid to an organization lending money to a company that is hoping to use it to finance a takeover bid. The fee is only paid if the bid fails and interest charges are only incurred if the money is needed
- early adopter — a person who uses a new product or technology before it becomes widely known or used.
- easter parade — a parade held on or near Easter Day, in particular a strolling procession in and around Fifth Avenue New York City (celebrated by Irving Berlin in a song, which gave rise to a film of the same name) for which people dress up in especially smart clothes; this derives from an older tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter in honour of the festival.
- eggheadedness — the state of being an egghead
- eighth-grader — someone who is in the eighth grade at school
- epanadiplosis — a figure of speech involving the same word being used at the beginning and the end
- european toad — a European toad, Alytes obstetricans, the male of which carries the fertilized eggs on its hind legs until they hatch: family Discoglossidae
- expert advice — advice given by someone who has studied a subject thoroughly or who is very skilled at a particular job
- fairly-traded — bought from the producer at a guaranteed price
- fatheadedness — The quality of being fatheaded.
- featherheaded — featherbrain.
- female thread — a helical groove in a cylindrical hole formed by a tap or lathe tool
- ferret badger — any of several small omnivores of the genus Melogale, of southern and eastern Asia, having a bushy tail and distinctive white or yellow markings on a black face.
- ferrovanadium — a ferroalloy containing up to 55 percent vanadium.
- fiddle-faddle — nonsense.
- fine adjuster — (jargon, tool, humour) A tool used for percussive maintenance, also known as a "hammer".
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).
- finnan haddie — smoked haddock.
- first reading — the reading of a bill when it is first introduced in a legislative body.
- fleet admiral — the highest ranking naval officer, ranking next above admiral.
- flight leader — a pilot who commands a flight of military airplanes.
- floor trading — trading by personal contact on the floor of a market or exchange
- flooring brad — a brad having a very small head, made in lengths from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm).
- food additive — additive (def 4).
- foreshadowing — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- fountainheads — Plural form of fountainhead.