13-letter words containing da
- groundhog day — February 2, in most parts of the U.S., the day on which, according to legend, the groundhog first emerges from hibernation. If it is a sunny day and the groundhog sees its shadow, six more weeks of wintry weather are predicted.
- haberdasher's — a shop that sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, zips, and ribbons
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hidden agenda — an often duplicitously undisclosed plan or motive.
- high holidays — either of two holy days of special significance, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
- high holy day — either of two holy days of special significance, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- holy saturday — the Saturday in Holy Week.
- holy thursday — Ascension Day.
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hyperboloidal — Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
- hyperdactylia — the presence of extra fingers or toes.
- hypophloeodal — living or growing beneath bark, as insect larvae.
- ichthyopsidan — a member of the class Ichthyopsida
- in attendance — If someone is in attendance at a place or an event, they are there.
- incense cedar — any of several coniferous trees of the genus Libocedrus (or Calocedrus), especially L. decurrens, of the western U.S., growing to a height of 150 feet (50 meters).
- inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
- independantly — Misspelling of independently.
- indissuadable — incapable of being dissuaded
- indissuadably — in an indissuadable way
- infrigidation — (obsolete) The act of chilling or making cold; congelation.
- intellidating — the practice of going on a date at a venue, event, etc, associated with high culture or learning (rather than at a bar, cinema, etc)
- intermodalism — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.
- intimidations — Plural form of intimidation.
- jefferson day — April 13, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, a legal holiday in Alabama, sometimes celebrated by the Democratic Party by the holding of fund-raising dinners.
- jesus sandals — simple leather sandals of a type often worn by hippies
- jordan almond — a large, hard-shelled, Spanish almond used especially in confectionery.
- jordan engine — a machine for beating and refining pulp, used in manufacturing certain grades of paper.
- judah ha-levi — (Judah ben Samuel Halevi) 1085–1140, Spanish rabbi, physician, poet, and philosopher.
- judah ha-nasi — Judah, Judah ha-Nasi.
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- lacedaemonian — of or relating to ancient Sparta; Spartan.
- lackadaisical — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.
- lake onondaga — a salt lake in central New York State. Area: about 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- 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]
- lamp standard — a tall metal or concrete post supporting a street lamp
- legal holiday — a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.
- lonsdale belt — (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property
- lula da silva — Luiz Inácio (ˈlwiʃ iˈnasju). born 1945, Brazilian socialist politician; president of Brazil (2003–2011)
- macadamia nut — edible seed
- madame bovary — a novel (1857) by Gustave Flaubert.
- magdalena bay — a bay in NW Mexico, on the SW coast of Baja California. 17 miles (27 km) long; 12 miles (19 km) wide.
- make sb's day — If something makes your day, it makes you feel very happy.
- maladaptation — incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation.
- 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.