13-letter words containing r, i, d, g, n
- re-forwarding — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
- reading chair — a chair of the 18th century having an adjustable reading stand attached to the back and a crest rail extending forward on both sides to form armrests, designed to be sat on facing the back.
- reading glass — a magnifying glass that people use to enlarge text to make it easier to read
- reading group — a group of people who meet regularly to discuss a book that they have all read
- reading light — any small electric light that you use for reading. You can usually move it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading. It can be attached to a wall or shelf in the home, or be above your head inside an aircraft or other vehicle.
- reading speed — the rate at which something is read, often expressed in terms of words per minute. Reading speed is usually determined by the purpose of reading (for comprehension, learning, memorization, etc)
- receding chin — if somebody has a receding chin, it does not stick out and appears to slope backwards, giving the appearance of a weak jawline
- receiving end — the position in which one is subject to some kind of action or effect, especially an unpleasant one (usually used in the phrase at or on the receiving end): The corporation is on the receiving end of many complaints about its advertising.
- recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
- recordkeeping — the maintenance of a history of one's activities, as financial dealings, by entering data in ledgers or journals, putting documents in files, etc.
- red underwing — a large noctuid moth, Catocala nupta, having dull forewings and hind wings coloured red and black
- redesignation — an act of designating.
- redistricting — to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes.
- reinvigorated — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- rendezvousing — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- riding jacket — coat worn for horse-riding
- riding master — a person who teaches equitation.
- riding school — a place where equitation is taught.
- riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
- rifle grenade — a grenade designed to be fired from a grenade launcher attached to the muzzle of a rifle or carbine.
- right-brained — having the right brain dominant, therefore being more adept at spatial and nonverbal concepts and being more creative and emotional than logical and analytical.
- ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
- ring-streaked — having streaks or bands of color around the body.
- ringed plover — any of several cosmopolitan plovers of the genus Charadrius, especially C. hiaticula, brownish above and white below with a black band around the breast.
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- robot dancing — a dance of the 1980s characterized by jerky mechanical movements
- rock hounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.
- rogation days — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- rollerblading — skating on rollerblades
- rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
- round herring — any of several herringlike fishes of the family Dussumieriidae having a rounded abdomen, living chiefly in tropical marine waters.
- roundtripping — a form of trading in which a company borrows a sum of money from one source and takes advantage of a short-term rise in interest rates to make a profit by lending it to another
- rubberbanding — (in online video games) the backward popping of characters in motion to their recently occupied spaces that results from high latency in the network connection.
- ruggedization — the act or process of making something rugged
- running board — a small ledge, step, or footboard, formerly beneath the doors of an automobile, to assist passengers entering or leaving the car.
- running order — The running order of the items in a broadcast, concert, or show is the order in which the items will come.
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- self-resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- sepia drawing — a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea
- serodiagnosis — a diagnosis involving tests on blood serum or other serous fluid of the body.
- shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
- shepherd king — any of the Hyksos kings.
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- sight reading — the act or skill of performing unfamiliar written music, or of translating something written in a foreign language, readily on sight, without previous study
- sigmund freud — Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
- signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
- single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
- single-decker — A single-decker or a single-decker bus is a bus with only one deck.