13-letter words containing d, a, r, l, e, n
- ile de france — a former province in N France, including Paris and the region around it.
- Île-de-france — a region of N France, in the Paris Basin: part of the duchy of France in the 10th century
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- inadvertently — unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
- inarticulated — Not articulated; not connected by a joint.
- indescribable — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- industrialise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of industrialize.
- industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- inland empire — a region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, E of the Cascade Mountains, in E Washington, NE Oregon, N Idaho, and NW Montana.
- interchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- intercondylar — Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- interdentally — Between the teeth.
- interlineated — interline1 (defs 1, 2).
- intermodalism — pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.
- interpellated — Simple past tense and past participle of interpellate.
- interpleaders — Plural form of interpleader.
- interpleading — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- intersidereal — interstellar
- intradermally — within the dermis.
- italian bread — a crusty, yeast-raised bread made without shortening and unsweetened, usually baked in long, thick loaves with tapered ends.
- kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
- kirkland lake — a town in E Ontario, in S Canada: gold-mining center.
- ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
- land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
- landed gentry — land-owning class
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- landing clerk — a representative of a shipping line who boards its incoming passenger ships to give passengers information and advice.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- lantern slide — a slide or transparency for projection by a slide projector or magic lantern.
- lantern-jawed — having a lantern jaw.
- lateen-rigged — having lateen sails.
- latent period — Also, latency period. Pathology. the interval between exposure to a carcinogen, toxin, or disease-causing organism and development of a consequent disease.
- lavender-blue — coloured between blue and pale or light bluish-purple to a very pale violet colour
- law and order — strict control of crime and repression of violence, sometimes involving the possible restriction of civil rights.
- law-and-order — strict control of crime and repression of violence, sometimes involving the possible restriction of civil rights.
- lead arsenate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, highly poisonous powder, PbHAsO 4 , used as an insecticide.
- leading reins — straps or a harness and strap used to assist and control a child who is learning to walk
- lepidopterans — Plural form of lepidopteran.
- levant dollar — a silver coin, either a Maria Theresa thaler or an imitation of one, formerly used for trade with Abyssinia, Eritrea, Aden, etc. Imitations bear the date 1780 regardless of the year of minting.
- liberalminded — Having a liberal opinion or stance.
- libyan desert — a desert in N Africa, in E Libya, W Egypt, and NW Sudan, W of the Nile: part of the Sahara. About 650,000 sq. mi. (1,683,500 sq. km).
- light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
- like sardines — very closely crowded together
- lounge around — to pass time idly and indolently.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- lower abdomen — lowest part of the belly
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.