13-letter words containing e, d, r, l
- 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).
- intermeddling — Present participle of intermeddle.
- 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.
- interruptedly — In an interrupted manner.
- intersidereal — interstellar
- intradermally — within the dermis.
- introvertedly — In an introverted manner.
- irredeemables — undated government or debenture stock
- italian bread — a crusty, yeast-raised bread made without shortening and unsweetened, usually baked in long, thick loaves with tapered ends.
- jail delivery — a liberation of persons from prison, especially by force.
- jebel ed druz — a mountainous region in S Syria: inhabited by Druses. About 2700 sq. mi. (6995 sq. km).
- jet-propelled — propelled by a jet engine or engines.
- judges' rules — (in English law, formerly) a set of rules, not legally binding, governing the behaviour of police towards suspects, as in administering a caution to a person under arrest
- kettledrummer — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
- killer-diller — killer (def 5).
- kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
- kirkland lake — a town in E Ontario, in S Canada: gold-mining center.
- knuckle under — a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- knuckleduster — A metal guard worn over the knuckles in fighting to increase the effect of blows.
- l-d converter — a vessel in which steel is made from pig iron by blowing oxygen into the molten metal through a water-cooled tube
- ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
- ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
- lady mayoress — the wife of a lord mayor
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- 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.
- larder beetle — a black beetle, Dermestes lardarius, the larvae of which feed on dried meats, hides, furs, etc.
- large-hearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- 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.
- lead chromate — a yellow crystalline compound, PbCrO 4 , toxic, insoluble in water: used as an industrial paint pigment.
- leaded petrol — petrol containing tetraethyl lead in order to improve combustion