14-letter words containing i, r, d, e, a
- redeliberation — careful consideration before decision.
- redintegration — the act or process of redintegrating.
- redintegrative — to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistillation — further distillation; purification of liquid through many distillations
- reducing agent — a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and that is oxidized in the process.
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- reform judaism — Judaism as observed by Reform Jews.
- refund annuity — an annuity providing for a lump-sum payment or installment payments to the beneficiary for the amount remaining of the purchase price at the death of the annuitant.
- reindoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- removable disk — removable hard disk
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- res adjudicata — res judicata.
- residence hall — Residence halls are buildings with rooms or apartments, usually built by universities or colleges, in which students live during the school year.
- resident alien — an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
- residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
- restrainedness — the state or quality of being restrained
- retreaded tire — A retreaded tire is a used tire with a new tread fixed to it.
- retrogradation — backward movement.
- rhode islander — a person born or living in Rhode Island
- richard tawney — Richard Henry, 1880–1962, English historian, born in Calcutta.
- richard trench — Richard Chenevix [shen-uh-vee] /ˈʃɛn ə vi/ (Show IPA), 1807–86, English clergyman and scholar, born in Ireland.
- ride at anchor — to be anchored
- ride on a rail — to place on a rail and carry out of the community: extralegal punishment in which the victim was usually tarred and feathered beforehand
- ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
- riggs' disease — pyorrhea (def 2).
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
- rio de janeiro — a state in SE Brazil. 452 sq. mi. (1170 sq. km). Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
- rise and shine — get out of bed
- roanoke island — an island off the NE coast of North Carolina, S of Albemarle Sound: site of Raleigh's unsuccessful colonizing attempts 1585, 1587.
- roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
- rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
- rude awakening — If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
- rural delivery — a mail service in a country area, often run by contractors for the Post Office
- sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- salad dressing — a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.
- sales director — a professional responsible for directing and managing the sales department of a company
- san bernardino — a city in S California.
- sandhill crane — a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish-gray plumage and a red forehead.
- scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
- scatterbrained — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- scream and die — Synonym cough and die, but connotes that an error message was printed or displayed before the program crashed.
- screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
- seanad eireann — the upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Compare Oireachtas (def 1).
- seaside resort — coastal holiday town
- second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).