13-letter words containing d, r, a, i, n, l
- 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.
- industrialism — an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.
- industrialist — a person who owns or is involved in the management of an industrial enterprise.
- 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.
- invalid chair — a chair specially designed for an invalid to sit in
- 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.
- kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
- 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.
- 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 craft — any of various flat-bottomed vessels designed to move troops and equipment close to shore.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- landing party — a component of a ship's company detached for special duty ashore.
- landing strip — airstrip.
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- lantern slide — a slide or transparency for projection by a slide projector or magic lantern.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- lunar landing — arrival on surface of the moon
- lying-in ward — a room where women were confined in childbirth
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.