12-letter words containing r, a, g, e, d
- reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- reading room — a room set aside for reading, as in a library or club.
- reading week — university: week-long break from classes
- rear-engined — (of a vehicle) with the engine at the back
- red brigades — an extreme leftist terrorist organization in Italy.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- red kangaroo — a large Australian kangaroo, Macropus rufus, the male of which has a reddish coat
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- redesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- redintegrate — to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.
- refrigerated — made frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chilled or frozen
- regardlessly — having or showing no regard; heedless; unmindful (often followed by of).
- regurgitated — to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
- renegotiated — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- reprimanding — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- rhodes grass — a grass, Chloris gayana, native to Africa, used as pasturage and fodder in warm climates.
- right-angled — A right-angled triangle has one angle that is a right angle.
- right-handed — having the right hand or arm more serviceable than the left; using the right hand by preference: a right-handed painter.
- right-hander — a person who is right-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand.
- ripe old age — advanced age
- road haulage — transport of goods by road
- road manager — The road manager of someone such as a singer or sports player is the person who organizes their travel and other arrangements during a tour.
- rogue trader — A rogue trader is an employee of a financial institution who carries out business without the knowledge or approval of his or her bosses.
- rolled glass — a sheet of glass made by the extrusion of molten glass between two rollers.
- rouge dragon — a pursuivant at the English college of arms
- ruling grade — the steepest grade on a given stretch of track, which determines the maximum tonnage that can be hauled in a train having a given horsepower at a stated minimum speed.
- running head — a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usually repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.
- sales ledger — record of business accounts
- sandpapering — the act or process of polishing or grinding a surface with or as if with sandpaper
- second grade — school year: age 7-8
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- sherardizing — to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sixth-grader — a pupil in their sixth US school year after kindergarten, who is usually around 11 or 12 years old
- sledgehammer — a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- sponged ware — spongeware.
- spread eagle — the representation of an eagle with outstretched wings, used as an emblem of the US
- spread-eagle — having or suggesting the form of a spread eagle.
- spreadeagled — Someone who is spreadeagled is lying with their arms and legs spread out.
- squared ring — boxing ring.
- stage-driver — the driver of a stagecoach.