13-letter words containing r, e, g, a, l
- aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
- aspergillosis — a rare fungal infection, esp of the mucous membranes or lungs, caused by various species of Aspergillus
- bachelor girl — a young unmarried woman, esp one who is self-supporting
- bacteriologic — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
- bailey bridge — a temporary bridge made of prefabricated steel panels that can be rapidly assembled
- barrel engine — an engine having cylinders arranged around and parallel to a shaft, which they rotate by means of the contact of their piston rods with a swash plate or cam on the shaft.
- battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
- bearing plate — a heavy metal plate for receiving and distributing concentrated weight, as from a column or one end of a truss.
- beggar's-lice — any of several plants, esp the stickseed, having small prickly fruits that adhere to clothing, fur, etc
- beleaguerment — a blockade or siege
- bethnal green — a former borough of London, England, N of the Thames.
- bible reading — a passage from the Bible, esp one read in a service
- bibliographer — an expert in bibliography
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- biodegradable — Something that is biodegradable breaks down or decays naturally without any special scientific treatment, and can therefore be thrown away without causing pollution.
- birectangular — having two right angles.
- black margate — a grayish grunt, Anisotremus surinamensis, of the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil.
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- blue grosbeak — a grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea, of the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, the male of which is blue with two rusty bars on each wing.
- boiling range — A boiling range is the temperature range involved in the distillation of oil, from the start to the time when it evaporates.
- book learning — knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience
- book-learning — knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience.
- borage family — any member of the plant family Boraginaceae, typified by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having simple, alternate, hairy leaves and usually blue, five-lobed flowers in a cluster that uncoils as they bloom, including borage, bugloss, and forget-me-not.
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- brazing metal — a nonferrous metal, as copper, zinc, or nickel, or an alloy, as hard solder, used for brazing together pieces of metal.
- breaking ball — any pitch that breaks; specif., a curve or slider
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
- bristle-grass — any of various grasses of the genus Setaria, such as S. viridis, having a bristly inflorescence
- buffalo grove — a city in NE Illinois.
- bullace grape — the thick-skinned musk-scented purple grape produced by this plant: used to make wine
- burgess shale — a bed of Cambrian sedimentary rock in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia containing many unique invertebrate fossils
- burmese glass — an American art glass of the late 19th century, ranging from greenish-yellow to pink.
- candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- canon regular — a clergyman of certain religious communities following a monastic rule
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
- capsule range — a small range of clothes by a particular designer, intended to be representative of the full range
- cardiomegalia — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carriage bolt — a round-headed bolt for timber, threaded along part of its shank, inserted into holes already drilled.
- catalog verse — verse made by compiling long lists of everyday objects, names, or events, united by a common theme and often didactic in tone.
- categorically — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
- categorizable — Capable of being categorized.
- cellar fungus — a fungus, Coniophora puteana, that causes dry rot in timber.
- central angle — an angle whose vertex is at the centre of a circle
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- charcoal grey — a very dark grey colour