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15-letter words containing d, e, l, a, r

  • spread-eagleism — boastfulness or bombast, especially in the display of patriotic or nationalistic pride in the U.S.; flag-waving.
  • sprinkler dance — a celebratory dance in which participants extend one arm and shake it to imitate the action of a rotating water sprinkler
  • squadron leader — air-force officer
  • standard candle — a unit of luminous intensity; the candela: not in scientific usage because of possible confusion with a former unit (international candle)
  • standard clause — a clause which is inserted as standard into certain types of contracts or agreements
  • star-nosed mole — a North American mole, Condylura cristata, having a starlike ring of fleshy processes around the end of the snout.
  • starting handle — a crank used to start the motor of an automobile.
  • subsidiary cell — Immunology. any of various cells of the immune system that work with T or B cells to initiate a specific immune response.
  • summer holidays — the time when children do not go to school in the summer
  • superabundantly — very or too abundantly
  • superindividual — greater than the individual
  • surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
  • surrender value — cash value.
  • sweetheart deal — any agreement in which a public body offers unduly favourable terms to a private company or individual
  • sword swallower — performer who puts swords in throat
  • sword-swallower — a performer who simulates the swallowing of swords
  • talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
  • tall meadow rue — a meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum.
  • tetraethyl lead — a colorless, oily, water-insoluble, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 Pb, used as an antiknock agent in gasoline.
  • tetramethyllead — a colorless liquid, (CH 3) 4 Pb, insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol and benzene, used as an antiknock agent in gasoline.
  • the cordilleras — the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains
  • the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
  • the netherlands — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
  • thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
  • thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
  • tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
  • tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
  • total depravity — the Calvinist doctrine that humankind's entire nature, including its reason, is corrupt or sinful as a result of the Fall and that people are therefore completely dependent on God for regeneration.
  • track and field — athletics events
  • track-and-field — of, relating to, or participating in the sports of running, pole-vaulting, broad-jumping, etc.: a track-and-field athlete.
  • treacle mustard — a N temperate cruciferous annual plant, Erysimum cheiranthoides, having small yellow flowers. It is a common weed in cultivated ground
  • treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
  • treasure island — (italics) a novel (1883) by R. L. Stevenson.
  • trial and error — experimentation or investigation in which various methods or means are tried and faulty ones eliminated in order to find the correct solution or to achieve the desired result or effect.
  • tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
  • troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
  • ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
  • ultrademocratic — (in the US) characteristic of a staunch member or supporter of the Democratic Party and its agenda
  • un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
  • una corda pedal — soft pedal (def 1).
  • unadulteratedly — in an unadulterated or genuine manner
  • unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
  • unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
  • under the table — of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
  • under-the-table — transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
  • undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
  • underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
  • understandingly — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
  • unendurableness — the quality or state of being unendurable
  • universal donor — a person with blood of group O.
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