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13-letter words containing u, r, l

  • quarter eagle — a gold coin of the U.S. (issued 1796–1929), one fourth of an eagle.
  • quarter plate — a photographic plate measuring 31⁄4 × 41⁄4 inches (8.3 × 10.8 cm)
  • 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-crystal — a group of atoms resembling a crystal but not having symmetrical plane faces
  • 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.
  • quasimilitary — Having certain military aspects.
  • quasiparticle — an entity, as an exciton or phonon, that interacts with elementary particles, but does not exist as a free particle.
  • quaterpolymer — A copolymer derived from four species of monomer.
  • queer-looking — odd or strange in appearance
  • querulousness — The quality of being querulous.
  • 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.
  • rabble-rouser — a person who stirs up the passions or prejudices of the public, usually for his or her own interests; demagogue.
  • rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
  • railway guide — a publication containing routes and timetables for train journeys
  • rambling club — a club for people who enjoy taking walks in the country
  • random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
  • ratable value — (formerly) a fixed value assigned to a property by a local authority, on the basis of which variable annual rates are charged
  • rattle around — If you say that someone rattles around in a room or other space, you mean that the space is too large for them.
  • 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.
  • re-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • reaccumulated — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
  • réaumur scale — René Antoine Ferchault de [ruh-ney ahn-twan fer-shoh duh] /rəˈneɪ ɑ̃ˈtwan fɛrˈʃoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1683–1757, French physicist and inventor.
  • recalculation — recount, act of computing again
  • recirculation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
  • reclusiveness — the state or quality of being reclusive
  • recultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • red corpuscle — a red blood cell.
  • red delicious — a deep-red type of Delicious apple.
  • redcloud peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,034 feet (4278 meters).
  • redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
  • redissolution — the act of redissolving
  • reduced level — lesser degree or amount
  • reducibleness — the extent, state or quality of being reducible
  • reduplication — the act of reduplicating; the state of being reduplicated.
  • reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
  • reformulation — to formulate again.
  • refundability — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
  • regular bevel — the bevel of a bolt or lock on a door opening into the building, room, etc., to which the doorway leads (opposed to reverse bevel).
  • regular graph — (mathematics)   A graph in which all nodes have the same degree.
  • regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
  • reinoculation — a further inoculation of the same organism as the first inoculation
  • religiousness — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
  • relubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  • rematriculate — to enroll in a college or university as a candidate for a degree.
  • renal failure — a condition in which the kidneys fail to function adequately
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