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13-letter words containing t, e, l, d

  • residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
  • retail dealer — seller
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rialto bridge — a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, liking Rialto Island with San Marco Island
  • riding stable — a place where horses are kept for people to ride
  • right fielder — the player whose position is right field.
  • ritual murder — a human sacrifice made to appease a deity.
  • roll-top desk — a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
  • romantic lead — a person who plays the main character in a romantic film or play
  • roosevelt dam — a dam on the Salt River, in central Arizona. 284 feet (87 meters) high; 1080 feet (329 meters) long.
  • rudimentarily — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
  • rumbledethump — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
  • rupert's land — (formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
  • sacerdotalism — the system, spirit, or methods of the priesthood.
  • sacerdotalize — to submit (something) to sacerdotalism
  • saddle-stitch — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
  • safety island — an area provided for the safety of pedestrians from vehicular traffic, as between lanes on a busy street or highway.
  • saint leonard — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
  • sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
  • scandal sheet — a newspaper or magazine that emphasizes scandal or gossip.
  • sclerodermite — the hard covering of a section or segment of the body of an insect
  • seal the deal — make an agreement official
  • second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
  • sectionalized — divided into sections
  • sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
  • segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
  • self-admitted — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
  • self-anointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
  • self-centered — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
  • self-destruct — to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.
  • self-devotion — intense devotion of oneself to an activity or to a field or profession, as art or science.
  • self-directed — guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program.
  • self-distrust — lack of confidence in oneself, in one's abilities, etc.
  • self-donation — an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
  • self-doubting — lacking in confidence
  • self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
  • self-identify — identify (defs 7, 8): to self-identify as gay; to self-identify with others in the same situation.
  • self-identity — the identity or consciousness of identity of a thing with itself.
  • self-judgment — the act or fact of judging oneself.
  • self-medicate — to medicate oneself without consulting a physician
  • self-oriented — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
  • self-selected — selection made by or for oneself: goods arranged on shelves for customer self-selection.
  • self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
  • shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
  • short-sleeved — having short sleeves
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
  • show and tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
  • show-and-tell — an activity for young children, especially in school, in which each participant produces an object of unusual interest and tells something about it.
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