15-letter words containing l, a, t, e, r, d
- doublet pattern — a pattern, as on a fabric, in which a figure or group is duplicated in reverse order on the opposite side of a centerline.
- dr. strangelove — a person, especially a military or government official, who advocates initiating nuclear warfare.
- draft-mule work — drudgery
- drilling jacket — A drilling jacket is a small steel platform used for drilling wells in shallow and calm water.
- easter islander — a native or inhabitant of Easter Island
- eat like a bird — any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- edriophthalmian — edriophthalmous
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- edwards plateau — a highland area in SW Texas. 2000–5000 feet (600–1500 meters) high.
- elaborated code — a way of talking which is explicit and does not assume that the listener shares the same assumptions and understandings as the speaker
- elastic rebound — a theory of earthquakes that envisages gradual deformation of the fault zone without fault slippage until friction is overcome, when the fault suddenly slips to produce the earthquake
- elder statesman — experienced, respected figure
- electra paradox — the supposed paradox that one may know something to be true of an object under one description but not another, as when Electra knew that Orestes was her brother but not that the man before her was her brother although he was Orestes. This shows the predicate "knows" to be intensional, that Electra's knowledge here is de dicto, and that the statement of it yields an opaque context
- electrodialyses — Plural form of electrodialysis.
- electrodialysis — Dialysis in which the movement of ions is aided by an electric field applied across the semipermeable membrane.
- electrodialytic — Relating to electrodialysis.
- electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
- eleutherodactyl — (of a bird) having the hind toe free
- eleventh-grader — a student in the eleventh grade of high school
- ennerdale water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 4 km (2.5 miles)
- eudiometrically — By means of or in terms of eudiometry.
- evaporated milk — concentrated dairy product
- external degree — a degree gained by a student who studies extramurally
- extrajudicially — Outside of the legal system.
- extraordinarily — In an extraordinary manner.
- faint-heartedly — nervously
- false decretals — the Pseudo-Isidorian documents.
- feelgood factor — When journalists refer to the feelgood factor, they mean that people are feeling hopeful and optimistic about the future.
- field artillery — artillery mobile enough to accompany troops in the field.
- flame retardant — a compound used in cloth and plastic material to raise the ignition point of the material, thus making it resistant to fire.
- flame-retardant — Flame-retardant is the same as fire-retardant.
- flatbed scanner — a type of optical scanner having a flat, stationary surface on which a page is scanned by a moving head.
- floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
- floods of tears — If you say that someone was in floods of tears or in a flood of tears, you are emphasizing that they were crying with great intensity because they were very upset.
- florida current — the part of the Gulf Stream which extends from the Florida Strait to Cape Hatteras.
- fluorine dating — a method of determining the relative age of fossil bones found in the same excavation by comparing their fluorine content.
- forecastle deck — a partial weather deck on top of a forecastle superstructure; topgallant forecastle.
- forecastle head — the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
- fort lauderdale — a city in SE Florida: seashore resort.
- fraternal order — men's organization
- free-tailed bat — any of various small, swift, insect-eating bats of the family Molossidae, common in warm climates, having thick, leathery ears and a tail that projects well beyond the tail membrane.
- french togoland — a former United Nations Trust Territory in W Africa, administered by France (1946–60), now the independent republic of Togo
- gallant soldier — a South American plant, Galinsoga parviflora, widely distributed as a weed, having small daisy-like flowers surrounded by silvery scales: family Asteraceae (composites)
- gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
- gender equality — the state of having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of one's gender.
- general studies — a school subject that includes a variety of skills and topics (such as comprehension, and current affairs, which may complement the study of A-levels in specific subjects)
- gilbert islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific: with Banaba, the Phoenix Islands, and three of the Line Islands they constitute the independent state of Kiribati; until 1975 they formed part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands; achieved full independence in 1979. Pop: 82 902 (2005). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
- girdle traverse — a climb that consists of a complete traverse of a face or crag
- gladbach-rheydt — a former city in W Germany; now part of Mönchengladbach.
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness