13-letter words containing r, i, g, e, l
- bibliographer — an expert in bibliography
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- biodegradable — Something that is biodegradable breaks down or decays naturally without any special scientific treatment, and can therefore be thrown away without causing pollution.
- birectangular — having two right angles.
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- boiling range — A boiling range is the temperature range involved in the distillation of oil, from the start to the time when it evaporates.
- book learning — knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience
- book-learning — knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience.
- booking clerk — A booking clerk is a person who sells tickets, especially in a railway station.
- borage family — any member of the plant family Boraginaceae, typified by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having simple, alternate, hairy leaves and usually blue, five-lobed flowers in a cluster that uncoils as they bloom, including borage, bugloss, and forget-me-not.
- boroglyceride — any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- bowling green — A bowling green is an area of very smooth, short grass on which the game of bowls or lawn bowling is played.
- bowling-green — a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- brazing metal — a nonferrous metal, as copper, zinc, or nickel, or an alloy, as hard solder, used for brazing together pieces of metal.
- breaking ball — any pitch that breaks; specif., a curve or slider
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
- bring to life — to bring back to consciousness
- bristle-grass — any of various grasses of the genus Setaria, such as S. viridis, having a bristly inflorescence
- build bridges — to promote reconciliation or cooperation between hostile groups or people
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
- cardiomegalia — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carriage bolt — a round-headed bolt for timber, threaded along part of its shank, inserted into holes already drilled.
- categorically — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
- categorizable — Capable of being categorized.
- ceiling price — the top price
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- checkout girl — a female employee who works on a supermarket checkout
- chemosurgical — of or relating to chemosurgery
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
- cigar lighter — a small, portable implement containing fuel which produces a flame with which to light a cigarette
- circumflexing — Present participle of circumflex.
- civil righter — a civil rightist.
- claiming race — a race in which each owner declares beforehand the price at which his or her horse will be offered for sale after the race
- clear-coating — an automotive painting technique in which a coating of clear lacquer or other synthetic liquid is applied over the base color to enhance the shine and durability of the paint.
- clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
- clearing bank — The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks.
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- clearing loan — a bank loan to finance the purchase of securities which is repayable within the calendar day on which it is made.
- clearing mark — either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line (clearing line) along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.
- clearing sale — the auction of plant, stock, and effects of a country property, esp after the property has changed hands