14-letter words containing r, i, d, l, e
- inverted pleat — a reverse box pleat, having the flat fold turned in.
- irrationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of irrationalise.
- irreducibility — (uncountable) The quality or degree of being irreducible.
- irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
- kidney failure — loss of renal function
- lady's-slipper — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- landing-waiter — landwaiter.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
- leading rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable but junior to that of a corporal in the army
- learner driver — a person who is learning to drive
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- leopard lizard — any long-tailed lizard of the genus Gambelia, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having the body marked with spots and bars of dark or light brown or black.
- lepidodendroid — resembling or relating to plants of the extinct genus Lepidodendron, which were prolific during the Carboniferous period
- lepidopterists — Plural form of lepidopterist.
- liberal-minded — espousing liberal views and policies
- liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
- liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
- life president — the president of a club, society, etc, who will remain president until death
- light-coloured — having a light colour
- light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
- like a dervish — If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.
- line of credit — credit line (def 2).
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- linkage editor — linker
- linkage-editor — a system program that combines independently compiled object modules or load modules into a single load module.
- liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
- liquid measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring liquid commodities, as milk or oil. English system: 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Metric system: 1000 milliliters = 1 liter; 1000 liters = 1 kiloliter (= 1 cubic meter).
- liquid protein — an amino acid hydrosol used in weight-reduction programs as a substitute for all or some meals: generally regarded as hazardous to health because of low nutritional content and recommended for controlled use only under medical supervision.
- literal-minded — unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact.
- little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
- live and learn — gain knowledge and experience
- load-line mark — any of various marks by which the allowable loading and the load line at load displacement are established for a merchant vessel; a load line.
- lord baltimore — David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
- lunar distance — the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.
- maitre d'hotel — a headwaiter.
- major delivery — (programming) A (chiefly British) synonym for major release. E.g, the ninth major release of a piece of software might be called MD9. The release notation would be "v9.0".
- malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
- mare acidalium — (Sea of Venus) an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- maturity yield — Finance. the rate of return on a bond expressed as a percentage that accounts for the difference between the interest earned based on current market value and that earned if the bond is held to maturity.
- medial moraine — a ridge of glacial drift formed by the junction of two converging valley glaciers.
- medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
- medical marker — a trait, condition, etc that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition towards, a medical or psychological disorder