14-letter words containing i, r, d, a, l
- indeterminably — In an indeterminable manner.
- indian grackle — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
- indian-wrestle — to engage in Indian wrestling: to Indian-wrestle for the city championship.
- indirect labor — labor performed, as by maintenance and clerical workers, that is not considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- industrialised — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrialists — Plural form of industrialist.
- industrialized — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of industrialize.
- inland revenue — UK tax collection agency
- inside caliper — a caliper whose legs turn outward so that it can accurately measure inside dimensions, as the inside diameter of a pipe.
- interdialectal — relating to, or existing between, different dialects
- intermediately — being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- internal audit — an audit conducted by company accountants on a regular basis (distinguished from independent audit).
- interrelatedly — in an interrelated manner
- intraabdominal — Within the cavity of the abdomen.
- intracardially — in an intracardial manner
- intramedullary — located within the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, or bone marrow
- inverted pleat — a reverse box pleat, having the flat fold turned in.
- inward-looking — person
- iridopupillary — pertaining to the iris and the pupil.
- irrationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of irrationalise.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- isolation ward — a ward where people with a contagious disease are kept separate from people who are not infected
- jardin anglais — a landscape garden having winding paths and irregular planting.
- juridical days — days on which the courts are in session
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- kidney failure — loss of renal function
- labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
- lacrimal gland — either of two tear-secreting glands situated in the upper outer angle of the orbit.
- lady's-slipper — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
- lailat-ul-qadr — a night of study and prayer observed annually by Muslims to mark the communication of the Koran: it usually follows the 27th day of Ramadan
- landing ground — airfield
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- landing-waiter — landwaiter.
- larixinic acid — maltol.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- latitudinarian — allowing or characterized by latitude in opinion or conduct, especially in religious views.
- lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
- leading rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable but junior to that of a corporal in the army
- learner driver — a person who is learning to drive
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- leopard lizard — any long-tailed lizard of the genus Gambelia, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having the body marked with spots and bars of dark or light brown or black.
- liberal-minded — espousing liberal views and policies
- liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
- lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
- like a dervish — If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- linkage editor — linker