13-letter words containing r, e, l, i
- irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- irresponsibly — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- irretraceable — unable to be retraced.
- irretrievable — not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.
- irretrievably — not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.
- irritableness — Quality of being irritable.
- irving berlin — Irving, 1888–1989, U.S. songwriter.
- isle of capri — Capri.
- isoelectronic — noting or pertaining to atoms and ions having an equal number of electrons.
- isometrically — of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
- isoproterenol — a beta-adrenergic receptor agonist, C 11 H 17 NO 3 , used as a bronchodilator.
- italian aster — a composite plant, Aster amellus, of Eurasia, having clustered, purple flower heads.
- italian bread — a crusty, yeast-raised bread made without shortening and unsweetened, usually baked in long, thick loaves with tapered ends.
- jail delivery — a liberation of persons from prison, especially by force.
- jointer plane — a plane for truing the edges of boards, planing large surfaces, etc.
- joseph lister — Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis [lahym ree-jis] /laɪm ˈri dʒɪs/ (Show IPA), 1827–1912, English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery.
- julius caesar — Gaius Julius Caesar.
- junior league — any local branch of a women's organization, the Association of the Junior Leagues of America, Inc., the members of which are engaged in volunteer welfare work, civic affairs, etc.
- kapellmeister — a choirmaster.
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- kerb-crawling — Kerb-crawling is the activity of driving slowly along the side of a road in order to find and hire a prostitute.
- killer t cell — a killer cell that destroys target cells only when specifically activated by helper T cells.
- killer t-cell — a type of T-lymphocyte that is responsible for killing cells that are infected by a virus
- killer-diller — killer (def 5).
- killiecrankie — a mountain pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians.
- killing spree — a series of murders that are committed
- kindheartedly — In a kindhearted manner.
- king mackerel — a game fish, Scomberomorus cavalla, found in the western Atlantic Ocean.
- kirkland lake — a town in E Ontario, in S Canada: gold-mining center.
- klipspringers — Plural form of klipspringer.
- komi republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia: annexed by the princes of Moscow in the 14th century. Capital: Syktyvkar. Pop: 1 019 000 (2002). Area: 415 900 sq km (160 540 sq miles)
- kosher pickle — a garlic-flavored pickle, sold especially in Jewish delicatessens.
- kriss kringle — Santa Claus.
- kyrie eleison — (italics) the brief petition “Lord, have mercy,” used in various offices of the Greek Orthodox Church and of the Roman Catholic Church.
- labiogression — location of the anterior teeth forward of their natural position.
- laboriousness — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- lacrimal bone — a small, thin, membrane bone forming the front part of the inner wall of each orbit.
- lactoproteins — Plural form of lactoprotein.
- ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
- ladino clover — a giant variety of white clover, Trifolium repens lodigense, used for pasture and hay.
- laevorotation — a rotation to the left
- laisser-aller — unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.
- laissez aller — unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.
- laissez-faire — of, relating to, or conforming to the principles or practices of laissez faire.
- lake district — a mountainous region in NW England containing many lakes: tourist center.
- lake maggiore — a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland, in the S Lepontine Alps
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake victoria — the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-urumiyeh — Lake. Urmia, Lake.