13-letter words containing a, d, o, l, e
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- pinar del rio — a city in W Cuba.
- plasmodesmata — any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.
- pleasure dome — a large building, facility, or place used for recreation.
- politicalized — to cause to be political; color with politics.
- polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
- port adelaide — the chief port of South Australia, near Adelaide on St Vincent Gulf. Pop: 33 145 (2006)
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- promised land — Heaven.
- pseudo-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- pseudoclassic — falsely or spuriously classic.
- quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
- quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
- quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
- radiationless — not emitting or producing radiation
- radio silence — the absence, usually deliberately maintained, of radio transmissions
- radiochemical — pertaining to or involving radiochemistry.
- radiotelegram — a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy.
- radioteletype — Also called radioteletypewriter [rey-dee-oh-tel-i-tahyp-rahy-ter, -tel-i-tahyp-rahy-] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl ɪˈtaɪpˌraɪ tər, -ˈtɛl ɪ taɪpˌraɪ-/ (Show IPA). a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire.
- ragged school — (in Britain, formerly) a free elementary school for poor children
- railroad line — railway route
- random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
- random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
- rattle around — If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them.
- read a lesson — to censure or reprimand, esp in a long-winded manner
- recommendable — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- recommendably — in a way that is recommendable
- reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- record dealer — a person who buys and sells vinyl records
- record player — phonograph.
- redcloud peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,034 feet (4278 meters).
- redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- regardless of — in spite of
- rialto bridge — a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, liking Rialto Island with San Marco Island
- robben island — a small island in South Africa, 11 km (7 miles) off the Cape Peninsula: formerly used by the South African government to house political prisoners
- rogue dialler — a dial-up connection placed on a computer without the user's knowledge which, when the user tries to connect to the internet, automatically connects to a premium-rate phone number
- rolled collar — a collar that stands up slightly from the point of attachment to the neckline of a garment before folding over to lie flat.
- rollerblading — skating on rollerblades
- romantic lead — a person who plays the main character in a romantic film or play