13-letter words containing l, a, g, r, d
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- hazard lights — Usually, hazard lights. an indicator light on a vehicle that flashes to warn that it is unexpectedly slowing down, reversing, or not moving.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- highland park — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan.
- hold a grudge — be resentful
- hydrargillite — gibbsite.
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- interpleading — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- lambda prolog — (language) An extension of standard Prolog defined by Dale A. Miller and Gopalan Nadathur in 1986, in which terms are strongly typed lambda terms. Clauses are higher order hereditary Harrop formulas. The main novelties are universal quantification on goals and implication. The Prolog/Mali compiler compiles Lambda Prolog for the MALI abstract memory system. Mailing list: [email protected]
- land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
- landed gentry — land-owning class
- landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
- landing clerk — a representative of a shipping line who boards its incoming passenger ships to give passengers information and advice.
- landing craft — any of various flat-bottomed vessels designed to move troops and equipment close to shore.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- landing party — a component of a ship's company detached for special duty ashore.
- landing strip — airstrip.
- large-hearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- lateen-rigged — having lateen sails.
- leading reins — straps or a harness and strap used to assist and control a child who is learning to walk
- leather goods — products made of animal skin
- legal adviser — a lawyer who gives advice
- legal redress — money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or loss
- light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
- light-hearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- lounge around — to pass time idly and indolently.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- lunar landing — arrival on surface of the moon
- lying-in ward — a room where women were confined in childbirth
- lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- mammary gland — any of the compound accessory reproductive organs of female mammals that occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface and contain milk-producing lobes with ducts that empty into an external nipple, becoming functional when young are born and secreting milk for the duration of suckling.
- mid glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 393 sq. mi. (1019 sq. km).
- millau bridge — a road bridge, the highest in the world, crossing the River Tarn in the Massif Central in SW France; designed by Sir Norman Foster and opened in 2004
- mills grenade — a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg).
- mind-altering — causing marked changes in patterns of mood and behavior, as a hallucinogenic drug.
- moderate gale — a wind of 32–38 miles per hour (14–17 m/sec).
- modula-prolog — Adds a Prolog layer to Modula-2. "Modula-Prolog: A Software Development Tool", C. Muller IEEE Software pp.39-45 (Nov 1986).
- molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- national grid — a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- new englander — an area in the NE United States, including the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nondegradable — not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
- oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.