13-letter words containing a, u, r, e, l
- texas leaguer — a pop fly that falls safely between converging infielders and outfielders.
- the spiritual — the realm of spirits
- therapeutical — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- tour en l'air — a turn executed in the air.
- tracer bullet — a bullet containing a tracer.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade journal — periodical of a profession
- trade surplus — If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
- trailer truck — a trailer designed to be drawn by a truck tractor or other motor truck.
- tranquillizer — a person or thing that tranquilizes.
- transfusively — in a transfusive manner
- translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- treasury bill — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tubular bells — Often, tubular bells. one of a set of tuned metal tubes of different lengths used as a musical instrument, suspended vertically from a frame and struck with a mallet to produce sounds or melodies.
- tubular skate — a type of ice skate consisting of a steel blade set into an aluminum tube and connected to the shoe by tubular supports, used for both hockey and racing skates.
- tubular steel — steel in the shape of a cylinder or long narrow rectangle; tube-shaped steel
- turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
- tuva republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous. Capital: Kizyl. Pop: 305 500 (2002). Area: 170 500 sq km (65 800 sq miles)
- tyrian purple — Also called Tyrian dye. a highly prized crimson or purple dye of classical antiquity, originally obtained at great expense from a certain shellfish: later shown to be an indigo derivative and synthetically produced, and now replaced by other synthetic dyes.
- ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
- ullage rocket — a small hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that produces sufficient acceleration to keep propellants in their places when the main rocket is shut off
- ultra-leftism — the beliefs of extremely left-wing political parties or groups
- ultra-leftist — a person with extremely left-wing political views
- ultra-liberal — extremely liberal, especially in politics.
- ultra-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- ultra-violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
- ultrafeminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
- ultrafiltrate — a liquid that has been passed through an ultrafilter.
- ultrapowerful — extremely powerful
- ultrararefied — extremely rarefied
- ultrareliable — extremely reliable
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- umbrella bird — any of several large trogons of the genus Cephalopterus, of Central and South America, as C. ornatus, having an umbrellalike crest above the head.
- umbrella leaf — a rare, large-leaved perennial herb, Diphylleia cymosa, of the southeastern U.S., having white flowers and small, blue berries.
- umbrella palm — an Australian feather palm, Hedyscepe canterburyana, characterized by the umbrellalike manner of growth of its leaves.
- umbrella pine — a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.
- umbrella step — (in the game of giant steps) a step executed by extending one foot forward and whirling on the heel.
- umbrella tent — a small tent with a metal frame consisting of ribs that radiate from a single supporting pole.
- umbrella tree — an American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having large leaves in umbrellalike clusters.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- un-releasable — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
- un-vulnerable — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- unaccelerated — to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.