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11-letter words containing l, h, e, r

  • red channel — in an airport, the route taken by passengers wishing to declare goods, such as large quantities of tobacco or alcohol
  • reel holder — something designed to hold a reel of cable, wire, or other material
  • reestablish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
  • rel english — Rapidly Extensible Language, English
  • relaunching — an act or instance of launching something again.
  • replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • replenisher — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
  • republisher — a person who republishes
  • researchful — (of a book, academic paper etc) full of research, containing or built upon a great deal of research
  • retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
  • retrophilia — a strong liking for things from the past
  • return half — the return part of a two-way ticket
  • reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rhabdocoele — any member of the turbellarian flatworm order Neorhabdocoela, comprising both freshwater and marine species, having a simple saclike digestive system.
  • rhea silvia — a vestal virgin who became the mother, by Mars, of Romulus and Remus.
  • rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
  • rhyme royal — a form of verse introduced into English by Chaucer, consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter in which there are three rhymes, the first line rhyming with the third, the second with the fourth and fifth, and the sixth with the seventh.
  • rhynchocoel — a cavity found in certain invertebrate worms which contains the sucking organ
  • rideau hall — (in Canada) the official residence of the Governor General, in Ottawa
  • riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
  • right angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.
  • right field — the area of the outfield to the right of center field, as viewed from home plate.
  • right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
  • righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
  • riot shield — Riot shields are pieces of equipment made of transparent plastic which are used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds.
  • roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
  • rope-length — a length of standard climbing rope, normally 50–60m
  • rough lemon — a variety of lemon that has orange-yellow, rough-skinned fruit and is used as a rootstock for the cultivation of other citrus fruits.
  • rude health — If someone is in rude health, they are strong and healthy.
  • rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
  • saddle horn — horn (def 19).
  • salt shaker — a container for salt with a perforated top to allow the salt to be shaken out.
  • saltchucker — a saltwater angler
  • scarlet hat — a cardinal's hat
  • schillerize — to give a schiller to (a crystal) by developing microscopic inclusions along certain planes.
  • schlesinger — Arthur Meier [mahy-er] /ˈmaɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1888–1965, U.S. historian.
  • schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
  • school year — the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
  • schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
  • schrecklich — frightful or horrible
  • sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
  • scratchless — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
  • screech owl — any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America.
  • scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
  • scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
  • sea leather — the skin of sharks, porpoises, dogfishes, etc., prepared and used for the same purposes as ordinary leather.
  • searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
  • searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
  • self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
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