14-letter words containing i, r, e, l, a, n
- relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- relieving arch — discharging arch.
- reminiscential — of or relating to reminiscence; reminiscent.
- remobilization — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- remoralization — the act of instilling with morals again; the act of making moral again
- rental library — lending library.
- repolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- 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.
- resolicitation — the act of soliciting.
- retail banking — banking for individual customers
- retaining wall — a wall for holding in place a mass of earth or the like, as at the edge of a terrace or excavation.
- retaliationist — a retaliator
- retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
- revitalization — to give new life to.
- rhinencephalon — the part of the cerebrum containing the olfactory structures.
- rhode islander — a person born or living in Rhode Island
- 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
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right triangle — a triangle having a right angle (contrasted with oblique triangle).
- rip van winkle — (in a story by Washington Irving) a ne'er-do-well who sleeps 20 years and upon waking is startled to find how much the world has changed.
- roanoke island — an island off the NE coast of North Carolina, S of Albemarle Sound: site of Raleigh's unsuccessful colonizing attempts 1585, 1587.
- roller bearing — a bearing consisting of cylindrical or tapered rollers running between races in two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating part, as a shaft.
- roller caption — caption lettering that moves progressively up or across the picture, as for showing the credits at the end of a programme
- roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
- route flapping — flapping router
- royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
- running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
- saber rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- saber-rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- sabre-rattling — If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.
- sacramentalism — a belief in or emphasis on the importance and efficacy of the sacraments for achieving salvation and conferring grace.
- sacramentality — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- saint lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
- salad dressing — a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.
- sandhill crane — a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish-gray plumage and a red forehead.
- sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- santa fe trail — an important trade route going between Independence, Missouri, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, used from about 1821 to 1880.
- saone-et-loire — a department in E France. 3331 sq. mi. (8625 sq. km). Capital: Mâcon.
- scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
- scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
- sclerotization — the state of being sclerotized.
- scrimmage line — line of scrimmage.
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- self-assertion — insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
- self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.