13-letter words containing e, l, a, n, d
- platitudinize — to utter platitudes.
- playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
- ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- preadolescent — of or relating to preadolescence or a preadolescent.
- predicamental — of or relating to a predicament or situation
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
- promised land — Heaven.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- quadrennially — Every four years.
- quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
- quadruple run — a set of five cards consisting of a three-card run plus two other cards that duplicate different denominations in the run, as 5,5,6,6,7, worth 16 points.
- qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
- quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
- quindecennial — of or relating to a period of 15 years or the 15th occurrence of a series, as an anniversary.
- radial engine — an internal-combustion engine having the cylinders arranged in radial opposition, found mainly on older aircraft.
- radiationless — not emitting or producing radiation
- radio silence — the absence, usually deliberately maintained, of radio transmissions
- railroad line — railway route
- random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
- random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
- rank and file — the members of a group or organization apart from its leaders or officers.
- rattle around — If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them.
- rattlebrained — foolish; flighty; scatterbrained.
- read a lesson — to censure or reprimand, esp in a long-winded manner
- reading glass — a magnifying glass that people use to enlarge text to make it easier to read
- reading light — any small electric light that you use for reading. You can usually move it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading. It can be attached to a wall or shelf in the home, or be above your head inside an aircraft or other vehicle.
- recommendable — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- recommendably — in a way that is recommendable
- reconsolidate — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
- reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
- refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- reindeer lake — a lake in central Canada, in NE Saskatchewan and NW Manitoba. 2444 sq. mi. (6330 sq. km).
- relative wind — the velocity or direction of airflow with respect to the body it surrounds, especially an airfoil.
- reminder call — an automated service which you can set up in advance to make a telephone call to you at a fixed time for the purpose of reminding you of something important
- residentially — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
- rifle grenade — a grenade designed to be fired from a grenade launcher attached to the muzzle of a rifle or carbine.
- robben island — a small island in South Africa, 11 km (7 miles) off the Cape Peninsula: formerly used by the South African government to house political prisoners
- rollerblading — skating on rollerblades
- romantic lead — a person who plays the main character in a romantic film or play