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12-letter words containing r, i, d, g, e

  • proofreading — correction of text
  • propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
  • pudding rice — a type of short-grained rice that is suitable for making into a rice pudding
  • pygmy glider — a gliding marsupial, Acrobates pygmaeus, of Australia, growing to about the size of a mouse and having a featherlike tail.
  • quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
  • quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
  • quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
  • quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
  • radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
  • radiographer — X-ray technician
  • ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
  • range finder — any of various instruments for determining the distance from the observer to a particular object, as for sighting a gun or adjusting the focus of a camera.
  • rangefinding — the act or process of determining the distance of an object from the observer
  • rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
  • re-recording — to record (something) another time.
  • reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
  • reading desk — a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.
  • reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.
  • reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
  • reading room — a room set aside for reading, as in a library or club.
  • reading week — university: week-long break from classes
  • rear-engined — (of a vehicle) with the engine at the back
  • recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
  • red brigades — an extreme leftist terrorist organization in Italy.
  • red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
  • redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • redesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
  • redintegrate — to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.
  • reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
  • refrigerated — made frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chilled or frozen
  • regurgitated — to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
  • renegotiated — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
  • reprimanding — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
  • rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
  • resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
  • rice pudding — dessert made from rice and milk
  • ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
  • right-angled — A right-angled triangle has one angle that is a right angle.
  • right-handed — having the right hand or arm more serviceable than the left; using the right hand by preference: a right-handed painter.
  • right-hander — a person who is right-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand.
  • right-minded — having correct, honest, or good opinions or principles.
  • right-to-die — asserting or advocating the right to refuse extraordinary medical measures to prolong one's life when one is terminally ill or irreversibly comatose: right-to-die laws.
  • ripe old age — advanced age
  • rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
  • ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary
  • ruling elder — an elder in a Presbyterian church.
  • ruling grade — the steepest grade on a given stretch of track, which determines the maximum tonnage that can be hauled in a train having a given horsepower at a stated minimum speed.
  • running head — a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usually repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.
  • sandpapering — the act or process of polishing or grinding a surface with or as if with sandpaper
  • self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
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