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14-letter words containing r, e, g, u, l

  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • rattle through — If you rattle through something, you deal with it quickly in order to finish it.
  • recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
  • reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
  • regulator gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
  • relay language — a language, usually an internationally dominant one, which acts as a medium to translate other usually little-spoken languages
  • repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
  • rolling cutter — A rolling cutter is a drill bit which is often used for drilling hard rock.
  • route flapping — flapping router
  • rummelgumption — commonsense
  • rummlegumption — common sense
  • running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
  • running myrtle — the periwinkle, Vinca minor.
  • sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
  • samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
  • saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
  • self-forgetful — forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.
  • self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • self-slaughter — suicide.
  • serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
  • siege perilous — a vacant seat at the Round Table that could be filled only by the predestined finder of the Holy Grail and was fatal to pretenders.
  • signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
  • single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
  • slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
  • slaughterously — murderously
  • socioreligious — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of religious and social factors.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
  • sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
  • sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
  • sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
  • sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
  • suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
  • telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
  • thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
  • three-pin plug — an electrical plug with three pins or metal projections to fit into a socket
  • to sleep rough — When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
  • torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
  • trade language — a lingua franca, especially one used primarily for trade and conducting business.
  • transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
  • turning chisel — a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.
  • turning circle — the smallest circle in which a vehicle can turn
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