11-letter words containing e, o, l, t, r
- reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- revaluation — to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
- revelations — the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world
- righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- riot police — police armed against public disorder
- riot shield — Riot shields are pieces of equipment made of transparent plastic which are used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds.
- robot plane — an unmanned plane
- roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
- rocket fuel — an explosive charge that powers a rocket
- rocket sled — a sled propelled along a long track by rocket engines, for testing the effects of high rates of acceleration and deceleration.
- role strain — the stress or strain experienced by an individual when incompatible behavior, expectations, or obligations are associated with a single social role.
- roll center — The roll center is the center about which a vehicle body rolls.
- rolled oats — oat grains that have been flattened under rollers
- roller gate — (on certain dams) a cylindrical gate that rises and falls by rotating against inclined racks.
- rollerskate — a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
- roostertail — a full spray or cloud, as of water in the wake of a speeding boat or dust from a speeding car
- root cellar — a cellar, partially or wholly underground and usually covered with dirt, where root crops and other vegetables are stored.
- root nodule — a swelling on the root of a leguminous plant, such as the pea or clover, that contains bacteria of the genus Rhizobium, capable of nitrogen fixation
- rope-length — a length of standard climbing rope, normally 50–60m
- rose beetle — rose chafer.
- rotor blade — one airfoil of the rotor of a rotary-wing aircraft.
- round table — conference, meeting
- round-table — noting or pertaining to a conference, discussion, or deliberation in which each participant has equal status, equal time to present views, etc.: round-table discussions.
- rove beetle — any of numerous beetles of the family Staphylinidae, having a slender, elongated body and very short front wings, and capable of running swiftly.
- rule out of — If someone rules you out of a contest or activity, they say that you cannot be involved in it. If something rules you out of a contest or activity, it prevents you from being involved in it.
- rural route — a mail delivery route in a rural area.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- sapropelite — a foul-smelling mud
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- sclerectomy — excision of part of the sclera.
- sclerometer — any instrument for determining with precision the degree of hardness of a substance, especially a mineral, as by measuring the pressure necessary to pierce or scratch it.
- sclerotitis — scleritis.
- sclerotized — (especially of the cuticle of an arthropod) hardened by the presence of substances other than chitin, as by scleroproteins, waxes, or calcium salts.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- selectorate — a body of people responsible for making a selection, esp members of a political party who select candidates for an election
- selectorial — of or relating to selections or selectors
- self-profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- self-strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- serial port — A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse.
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- servitorial — of or pertaining to a servitor
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- short novel — a prose narrative midway between the novel and the short story in length and scope
- short title — an abridged listing in a catalog or bibliography, giving only such essential information as the author's name and the book's title, publisher, and date and place of publication.
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- silverpoint — a technique of drawing with a silver stylus on specially prepared paper.
- slipperwort — any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers.
- slot aerial — a transmitting aerial in which the radiating elements are open slots in a surrounding metal sheet
- soft solder — a solder fusible at temperatures below 700°F (370°C), generally an alloy of lead and tin.