14-letter words containing t, e, s, l, a
- pseudodipteral — having an arrangement of columns suggesting a dipteral structure but without the inner colonnade.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public statute — public law (def 1).
- pull up stakes — a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- quadrilaterals — Plural form of quadrilateral.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- quality system — A quality system is a structure for managing the quality of the output of a manufacturer.
- quality-assure — to ensure the quality of: Measures are in place to quality-assure our data.
- quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position beside an opponent, puts one hand on the opponent's head, passes the free arm under the far arm of the opponent, and locks the free arm to the other arm by clasping the wrist.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- quasi-particle — an object that is similar to a particle, but does not meet the full criteria of a particle
- quasiessential — Almost essential.
- quasiparticles — Plural form of quasiparticle.
- queensland nut — macadamia.
- quetzalcoatlus — A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
- quintessential — of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
- quintuplicates — Plural form of quintuplicate.
- race relations — relationships between races
- radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
- rafferty rules — no rules at all
- rammelsbergite — a mineral, essentially nickel diarsenide, NiAs 2 .
- raster blaster — (hardware, jargon) (Cambridge) Specialised hardware for bitblt operations (a blitter). Allegedly inspired by "Rasta Blasta", British slang for the sort of portable stereo Americans call a "boom box" or "ghetto blaster".
- rational dress — long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
- reactor vessel — the container surrounding and protecting the core of a nuclear reactor.
- reassimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- reconsolidated — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- recurvirostral — with a beak which is bent upwards
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistillation — further distillation; purification of liquid through many distillations
- registrability — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- reinstallation — something installed, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.
- reminiscential — of or relating to reminiscence; reminiscent.
- repeat oneself — to say or do the same thing more than once, esp so as to be tedious
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- resident alien — an alien who has legally established residence in the U.S.
- resolicitation — the act of soliciting.
- respectability — the state or quality of being respectable.
- respectabilize — to make respectable
- respiritualize — to spiritualize again; reinvest with a spiritual character or meaning
- resultant tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, either lower in pitch than either (differential tone) or higher (summational tone)
- retaliationist — a retaliator
- retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
- retroserrulate — having tiny retrorse teeth or barbs.
- reversal plate — a plate developed by the reversal process.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- rictal bristle — a bristlelike feather growing from the base of a bird's bill.
- ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
- roller-coaster — to go up and down like a roller coaster; rise and fall: a narrow road roller-coastering around the mountain; a light boat roller-coastering over the waves.
- roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
- russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.