15-letter words containing a, l, d, o, t, r
- lord lieutenant — British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
- lord-in-waiting — a nobleman in attendance on a British monarch or the Prince of Wales.
- lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- lower east side — a section in the borough of Manhattan, New York: noted for its immigrant culture.
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- majority leader — the leader of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the party member who directs the activities of the majority party on the floor of either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
- malappropriated — misused or mishandled
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
- medal for merit — a medal awarded by the U.S. to a civilian for distinguished service to the country: discontinued after World War II.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
- mental disorder — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- minority leader — the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.
- modulo operator — (mathematics) (mod) The operator that returns the remainder after integer division of its first argument by its second. Written as "%" in C and some other languages. Where the second argument is a power of two, the result can be calculated much more quickly using bitwise and with the appropriate bit-mask.
- moral turpitude — conduct that is regarded as immoral.
- morbidity table — A morbidity table is a statistical table that shows the proportion of people that are expected to become sick or injured at each age.
- mortgage lender — a financial institution which provides money to borrowers for mortgages
- neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
- newton's cradle — an ornamental puzzle consisting of a frame in which five metal balls are suspended in such a way that when one is moved it sets all the others in motion in turn
- non-alliterated — to show alliteration: In “Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran,” the “r” alliterates.
- non-declarative — serving to declare, make known, or explain: a declarative statement.
- non-detrimental — causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful.
- non-residential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- non-traditional — of or relating to tradition.
- noncredentialed — not credentialed or lacking credentials
- nondepartmental — not limited to or related to a specific department
- nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
- nonmelodramatic — Not melodramatic.
- nonprecedential — Not precedential.
- norethandrolone — An anabolic steroid.
- north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
- northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
- obedience trial — a competitive event at which a dog can progress toward a degree in obedience by demonstrating its ability to follow a prescribed series of commands.
- old father time — time personified
- oldenbarneveldt — Johan van. 1547–1619, Dutch statesman, regarded as a founder of Dutch independence; the leading figure (from 1586) in the United Provinces of the Netherlands: executed by Maurice of Nassau
- omnidirectional — sending or receiving signals in all directions: an omnidirectional microphone.
- operationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalise.
- operationalized — Simple past tense and past participle of operationalize.
- order of battle — the organization or hierarchy of military forces in preparation for a battle.
- ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
- orthodontically — from an orthodontic point of view
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- outside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside dimensions, as the diameter of a rod.
- outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
- over-cultivated — to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
- overcapitalized — Simple past tense and past participle of overcapitalize.
- overdraft limit — a limit on the amount of money allowed to be withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account