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13-letter words containing u, r, i, e, l

  • precious opal — any opal having a play of colors, used as a gemstone.
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • prejudicially — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • prerevolution — of the period before a revolution
  • prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
  • presumptively — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
  • pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
  • primum mobile — (in Ptolemaic astronomy) the outermost of the 10 concentric spheres of the universe, making a complete revolution every 24 hours and causing all the others to do likewise.
  • proliferously — by proliferation
  • prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
  • prudentiality — prudential nature or practice
  • prussian blue — any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
  • public charge — a person who is in economic distress and is supported at government expense: He assured the American consul that the prospective immigrant would not become a public charge.
  • public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
  • pulling power — the ability to attract and influence other people
  • pulverization — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
  • pupil teacher — a young person who plans to be a teacher and who spends part of his or her time in preliminary education undertaking teaching duties under the supervision of the head-teacher
  • purkinje cell — a large, densely branching neuron in the cerebellar cortex of the brain.
  • purple martin — a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.
  • purple mombin — a tree, Spondias purpurea, of tropical America, having clusters of purple or greenish flowers and yellow or dark red fruit that is edible either raw or cooked.
  • purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
  • pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
  • quadragesimal — of, relating to, or suitable for Lent; Lenten.
  • quadrennially — Every four years.
  • quadrifoliate — (botany) Having four leaves or leaflets.
  • quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
  • quadrilateral — having four sides.
  • quadriliteral — using or consisting of four letters.
  • quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
  • quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
  • quaker-ladies — bluet (def 1).
  • quality press — the more serious newspapers which give detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
  • quarantinable — Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
  • quarter-final — A quarter-final is one of the four matches in a competition which decides which four players or teams will compete in the semi-final.
  • quarter-miler — an athlete who specializes in running the quarter mile or the 400 metres
  • quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
  • quasi-federal — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
  • quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
  • queer-looking — odd or strange in appearance
  • quick-release — (of part of a device, etc) capable of being detached quickly and easily
  • quiller-couch — Sir Arthur Thomas ("Q") 1863–1944, English novelist and critic.
  • rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
  • railway guide — a publication containing routes and timetables for train journeys
  • re-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • re-evaluating — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
  • re-evaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
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