15-letter words containing s, e, n, r

reverse transom — a surface forming the stern of a vessel, canted forwards at the upper side
reversing falls — a series of rapids in the Saint John River, New Brunswick, Canada, the flow of which regularly reverses itself owing to the force an incoming tide
reversing light — Reversing lights are the white lights on the back of a motor vehicle which shine when the vehicle is in reverse gear.
reviewing stand — A reviewing stand is a special raised platform from which military and political leaders watch military parades.
revised version — a recension of the Authorized Version, prepared by British and American scholars, the Old Testament being published in 1885, and the New Testament in 1881.
revisualization — the act of visualizing or picturing something again
revolving stage — a circular platform divided into segments enabling multiple theater sets to be put in place in advance and in turn rotated into view of the audience.
reye's syndrome — an uncommon, severe disorder occurring primarily in children after a viral illness, as influenza or chickenpox, and associated with aspirin usage, involving swelling of the brain and liver and affecting other organs: symptoms include fever, projectile vomiting, confusion, and, sometimes, respiratory arrest.
reynolds number — a dimensionless number, vρl/η, where v is the fluid velocity, ρ the density, η the viscosity and l a dimension of the system. The value of the number indicates the type of fluid flow
rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
rhinoceros horn — the horn of a rhinoceros
rhodesian front — the governing party in Zimbabwe (then called Rhodesia) 1962–78
rhyme or reason — If something happens or is done without rhyme or reason, there seems to be no logical reason for it to happen or be done.
ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
riding breeches — calf-length trousers of whipcord or other durable fabric, flaring at the sides of the thighs and fitting snugly at and below the knees, worn with riding boots for horseback riding, hunting, etc.
riemann surface — a geometric representation of a function of a complex variable in which a multiple-valued function is depicted as a single-valued function on several planes, the planes being connected at some of the points at which the function takes on more than one value.
rigel kentaurus — Alpha Centauri.
right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
rigil kentaurus — Astronomy. Alpha Centauri.
rime suffisante — full rhyme.
risk assessment — the evaluation of the possible risks in a product,situation, activity or course of action
risk management — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
risk one's neck — to take a great risk
river blindness — onchocerciasis.
riverworthiness — (of a boat) the quality or state of being riverworthy
roaring forties — the stormy oceanic areas between 40° and 50° south latitude
robertson screw — a screw having a square hole in the head into which a screwdriver with a square point (Robertson screwdriver (trademark)) fits
robin redbreast — robin (defs 1, 2).
robinson crusoe — Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
roger bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert) born 1929, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.
roll one's eyes — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
rolling meadows — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
rolling targets — a series of targets which are reviewed periodically so that they always extend for the same period into the future
ronne ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in SW Weddell Sea, bordered by Ellsworth Land on the NW and Berkner Island on the E.
ross dependency — a territory in Antarctica, including Ross Island, the coasts along the Ross Sea, and adjacent islands: a dependency of New Zealand. About 175,000 sq. mi. (453,250 sq. km).
round the twist — mad; eccentric
round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
roundheadedness — the state of having a round head
rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
royal enclosure — at the Royal Ascot horse-race meeting, an area of Ascot racecourse which is reserved for the Royal Family, members, and their guests
royal engineers — a branch of the British army that undertakes the building of fortifications, mines, bridges, and other engineering works
rubber solution — a kind of rubber-based adhesive
ruddy turnstone — a common shorebird, Arenaria interpres, of the New and Old World arctic, wintering south to southern South America and Australia and having striking reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.
rudimentariness — the state or quality of being rudimentary
rule one's life — If you say that something rules someone's life, you mean that it affects everything they do, usually in a negative way.
rumpelstiltskin — a dwarf in a German folktale who spins flax into gold for a young woman to meet the demands of the prince she has married, on the condition that she give him her first child or else guess his name: she guesses his name and he vanishes or destroys himself in a rage.
run-on sentence — a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction.
run-time system — (programming) (RTS, run-time support, run-time) Library code and processes which support software written in a particular language running on a particular platform. The RTS typically deals with details of the interface between the program and the operating system such as system calls, program start-up and termination, and memory management.
running english — the giving of English or spin to the cue ball to enable it to bounce in the direction of a certain angle. Compare reverse English (def 1).
running repairs — repairs, as to a machine or vehicle, that are minor and can be made with little or no interruption in the use of the item

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