13-letter words containing r, e, d, l, a
- superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tandem roller — a type of road roller in which the front and back wheels consist of rollers of about the same diameter
- telluric acid — a white, toxic, crystalline compound, H 6 TeO 6 , slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and alkalis: used as an analytical agent.
- ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
- tetartohedral — (of a crystal) having one fourth the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- tetrafluoride — a fluoride containing four fluorine atoms.
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- the last word — final retort
- the real deal — a person or thing seen as being authentic and not inferior in any way
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
- three old cat — three-a-cat.
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
- timed-release — sustained-release.
- trade balance — balance of trade.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trade journal — periodical of a profession
- trade surplus — If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
- tradesmanlike — like or characteristic of a tradesman
- trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- triple-header — a set of three games, as of basketball, each game being played in the same arena on the same day and often between different pairs of teams.
- turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
- twelfth grade — (in the US) the final year of secondary school after which students usually graduate at age 17 or 18
- tyndallimetry — the determination of the concentration of suspended material in a liquid by measuring the amount of light scattered
- ultrararefied — extremely rarefied
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- umbrella bird — any of several large trogons of the genus Cephalopterus, of Central and South America, as C. ornatus, having an umbrellalike crest above the head.
- unaccelerated — to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.
- unadulterated — not diluted or made impure by adulterating; pure: unadulterated maple syrup.
- unarticulated — not articulated
- uncentralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
- undeliverable — capable of delivery.
- under a cloud — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- under a spell — in a trance
- under-planned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- underclassman — a freshman or sophomore in a secondary school or college.
- underinflated — lacking sufficient air pressure
- undermodulate — to reproduce (a sound or signal) at below the optimal output level in a recording or broadcasting system, causing it to be distorted.
- understatedly — in an understated manner
- undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- undirectional — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- undiscernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- unillustrated — not containing illustrations