12-letter words containing r, u, d, e, l
- flutterboard — a kickboard.
- folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- formularized — Simple past tense and past participle of formularize.
- fourfoldness — the quality of consisting of four parts
- fraudulently — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- full denture — an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- full powered — (of a vessel) relying on engines for propulsion without assistance from sails.
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
- glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground level — ground state.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- guelder rose — a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.
- guelder-rose — a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- hand-launder — hand-wash.
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- heteroduplex — having polynucleotide strands derived from two different sources
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- high hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 42 inches (107 cm) high.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- horrendously — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- housebuilder — One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
- householders — Plural form of householder.
- huddersfield — a town in West Yorkshire, in N central England.
- hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
- hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- ill-favoured — unpleasant in appearance; homely or ugly.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kluge around — (jargon) To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.