0%

13-letter words containing g, r, a, t, i, l

  • prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
  • primatologist — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
  • progenitorial — characteristic of a progenitor
  • prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
  • radical right — the faction representing extreme right-wing political views; ultraconservatives; reactionaries.
  • radiotelegram — a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy.
  • raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
  • re-evaluating — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
  • re-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • 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.
  • recognitional — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
  • regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
  • regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
  • resting place — grave
  • revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
  • rialto bridge — a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, liking Rialto Island with San Marco Island
  • riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
  • rote learning — memorization by repetition
  • running total — a running total is a total which changes because numbers keep being added to it as something progresses
  • scarlet gilia — skyrocket.
  • segregational — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
  • self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
  • self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • self-starting — starter (def 3).
  • self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
  • serial rights — the rights to reprint or publish a serial or as a serial
  • single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
  • single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
  • single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
  • single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
  • single-seater — a vehicle that has only one seat
  • singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
  • slave trading — trafficking in people
  • slip trailing — the act of decorating an object with a poured stream of slip.
  • slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • starring role — a main role; the main role
  • starting line — marking at beginning of a race
  • sterculia gum — karaya gum.
  • stereological — of, relating to, stereology
  • sterling area — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • straight-line — (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
  • strangulation — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
  • strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
  • subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
  • supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
  • surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?