13-letter words containing ir
- musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
- new fairfield — a town in SW Connecticut.
- new hampshire — a state in the NE United States. 9304 sq. mi. (24,100 sq. km). Capital: Concord. Abbreviation: NH (for use with zip code), N.H.
- niklaus wirth — (person) The designer of the Modula-2, Modula-3, and, in around 1970, Pascal programming languages.
- nilgiri hills — a plateau in S India, in Tamil Nadu. Average height: 2000 m (6500 ft), reaching 2635 m (8647 ft) in Doda Betta
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- non-irrigated — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- nonirradiated — not irradiated, not having undergone irradiation
- nonirritating — Not irritating; not an irritant.
- norwalk virus — a norovirus.
- old ironsides — the U.S. frigate Constitution (used as a nickname).
- oneiroscopist — a person who specialises in studying and interpreting dreams
- pair trawling — the act or practice of using two boats to trawl for fish
- pairs skaters — two skaters, a man and a woman, or a boy and a girl, who skate together, esp in competitions
- pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
- paramyxovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses that are similar to but larger than the myxoviruses, including the viruses that cause mumps, measles, parainfluenza, and Newcastle disease.
- pareira brava — pareira.
- peacock chair — a wicker armchair with a high, circular back.
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- pelvic girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- pembrokeshire — a historic county in Dyfed, in SW Wales.
- perching bird — any member of the avian order Passeriformes.
- periwig chair — a chair of c1700 having a high, caned back with an elaborately carved cresting.
- picardy third — a major third in the final tonic chord of a composition written in a minor key.
- piroplasmosis — babesiosis.
- platiniridium — a natural alloy composed chiefly of platinum and iridium.
- plunging fire — artillery or other fire that strikes the ground at a steep angle, as from high ground overlooking the target or from a weapon fired at a high angle of elevation.
- pointe claire — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- polyoma virus — a small DNA-containing virus, of the papovavirus group, that can produce a variety of tumors in mice, hamsters, rabbits, and rats.
- poor-spirited — having or showing a poor, cowardly, or abject spirit.
- porfirio diaz — (Josédela Cruz) Porfirio [haw-se th e lah kroos pawr-fee-ryaw] /hɔˈsɛ ðɛ lɑ ˈkrus pɔrˈfi ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, president of Mexico 1877–80, 1884–1911.
- prairie skirt — a full, dirndl-style skirt with a flounce on the bottom edge that is sometimes trimmed or lined to suggest a petticoat underneath.
- prairie state — Illinois (used as a nickname).
- prairie style — the style of the architects of the Prairie School.
- pre-direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- preretirement — the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired.
- public spirit — active interest in public welfare or the good of the community
- quadrumvirate — a governing or managing group, coalition, or the like, of four persons.
- quasi-retired — withdrawn from or no longer occupied with one's business or profession: a retired banker.
- questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
- reading chair — a chair of the 18th century having an adjustable reading stand attached to the back and a crest rail extending forward on both sides to form armrests, designed to be sat on facing the back.
- reaffirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
- recirculation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
- repairability — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- respirometric — of or relating to respirometers or respirometry
- rock squirrel — a large, gray ground squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus, inhabiting rocky areas of the southwestern U.S.
- rocking chair — a chair mounted on rockers or springs so as to permit a person to rock back and forth while sitting.
- rouge et noir — a gambling game using cards, played at a table marked with two red and two black diamond-shaped spots on which the players place their stakes.
- roxburghshire — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- saint-nazaire — a seaport in W France, on the Loire estuary.