12-letter words containing l, i, n, e, d, r
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
- friendliness — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- garand rifle — M-1.
- garden snail — Zoology
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- gender-blind — not discriminating on the basis of gender, or not making a distinction between the sexes
- gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
- greenlighted — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- hand-deliver — to deliver in person or by messenger.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- ill-informed — lacking adequate or proper knowledge or information, as in one particular subject or in a variety of subjects: The public is ill-informed of the danger.
- ill-mannered — having bad or poor manners; impolite; discourteous; rude.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- in the world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
- incorrodible — incapable of being corroded; not corrodible
- increditable — (rare) Incapable of being believed; not creditable.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indeliberate — done without care; special planning or deliberation; unintentional.
- indiscreetly — not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.
- indivertible — incapable of being diverted or turned aside
- ineradicable — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- ineradicably — not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out, or completely removed.
- informidable — (obsolete) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
- inter-allied — between or among allied nations, especially the Allies of World War I.
- intercalated — to interpolate; interpose.
- interdentals — Plural form of interdental.
- interdigital — Between the fingers or toes.
- interestedly — In an interested manner.
- interlarding — Present participle of interlard.