12-letter words containing r, a, l, e, s
- regardlessly — having or showing no regard; heedless; unmindful (often followed by of).
- registerable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- reichsthaler — a silver thaler of Germany, originally issued in 1566; rix-dollar.
- reillustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- reimbursable — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
- reinstalment — a further or new instalment
- relationless — having no family relations
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- relativeness — the state or fact of being relative.
- relativistic — of or relating to relativity or relativism.
- release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
- release date — the time, as the day, part of the day, and sometimes the hour, on or at which release copy may be published or broadcast.
- remnant sale — a sale of items that are unwanted or left over, sold at a lower price
- renal pelvis — a small funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- replevisable — capable of being replevied.
- reproachless — irreproachable.
- resale value — the price which something can achieve when sold in the future
- researchable — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- responsorial — of or relating to response; responsive
- restrainable — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rhode island — US state
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- rijksdaalder — a cupronickel or silver coin of the Netherlands, equal to 2½ guilders.
- rio gallegos — a seaport in S Argentina, in S Patagonia.
- rocket salad — rocket2 (def 2).
- rocket-salad — any of various plants belonging to the genus Hesperis, of the mustard family, and related genera. Compare dame's rocket.
- rolled glass — a sheet of glass made by the extrusion of molten glass between two rollers.
- rolled roast — meat that has had the bones removed and been rolled and tied for roasting.
- roller-skate — to glide about by means of roller skates.
- roncesvalles — a village in N Spain, in the Pyrenees: defeat of part of Charlemagne's army and the death of Roland a.d.
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- rooster tail — the wake thrown up behind a speeding boat or the dust thrown up behind a speeding vehicle.
- roselle park — a borough in NE New Jersey.
- royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- rummage sale — a sale of miscellaneous articles, old or new, as items contributed to raise money for charity, of unclaimed goods at a wharf or warehouse, or of odds and ends of merchandise at a shop.
- russian blue — any of a breed of domestic cat, thought to have originated in Arkhangelsk, with a soft, dense, grayish-blue or silvery-blue coat and green eyes
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sacral nerve — any of the nerves arising in five pairs from the spinal cord in the sacrum.
- sacramentals — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- sacred lotus — Indian lotus.
- sacrilegious — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sacring bell — a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass
- saddle horse — a horse bred, trained, or used for riding.
- saint helier — a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Capital: St. Helier.
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- salad shaker — a portable plastic container which is used for storing salad and which has a separate compartment for salad dressing. The dressing is put on the salad just before it is eaten and the container can then be shaken to spread the salad dressing evenly.