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13-letter words containing res

  • gresham's law — the tendency of the inferior of two forms of currency to circulate more freely than, or to the exclusion of, the superior, because of the hoarding of the latter.
  • growth shares — ordinary shares with good prospects of appreciation in yield and value
  • hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
  • hairdressings — Plural form of hairdressing.
  • half measures — inadequate measures or actions
  • headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
  • health resort — spa
  • heresiography — a treatise on heresy.
  • heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
  • high pressure — intense or stressful situation
  • high-interest — (of a loan, mortgage, etc) to be repaid at a high rate of interest
  • high-pressure — having or involving a pressure above the normal: high-pressure steam.
  • hors doeuvres — Hors d'oeuvres are small amounts of food served before the main course of a meal.
  • housemistress — A female teacher in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.
  • hyperesthesia — an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.
  • hyperesthetic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperesthesia.
  • impressionism — Fine Arts. (usually initial capital letter) a style of painting developed in the last third of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by short brush strokes of bright colors in immediate juxtaposition to represent the effect of light on objects. a manner of painting in which the forms, colors, or tones of an object are lightly and rapidly indicated. a manner of sculpture in which volumes are partially modeled and surfaces roughened to reflect light unevenly.
  • impressionist — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
  • improgressive — (archaic) Not progressive.
  • imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
  • in medias res — in the middle of things.
  • in respect of — with regard, with reference
  • in respect to — with regard to
  • indentureship — a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
  • index futures — a form of financial futures based on projected movement of a share price index, such as the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Share Index
  • inexpressable — Not capable of being expressed.
  • inexpressible — not expressible; incapable of being uttered or described in words: a scene of inexpressible beauty.
  • inexpressibly — not expressible; incapable of being uttered or described in words: a scene of inexpressible beauty.
  • inflorescence — a flowering or blossoming.
  • interest rate — amount added to money borrowed
  • interest-free — An interest-free loan has no interest charged on it.
  • interestingly — engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
  • introgressant — an individual resulting from introgression
  • introgression — the introduction of genes from one species into the gene pool of another species, occurring when matings between the two produce fertile hybrids.
  • introgressive — Producing introgression.
  • iontophoresis — a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug-carrying ions to pass through intact skin.
  • irrepressible — incapable of being repressed or restrained; uncontrollable: irrepressible laughter.
  • irrepressibly — incapable of being repressed or restrained; uncontrollable: irrepressible laughter.
  • irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
  • irresponsibly — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
  • labiogression — location of the anterior teeth forward of their natural position.
  • labour unrest — unrest or dissatisfaction displayed by workers, often in the form of strikes, and sometimes violent disputes, etc, which disrupts normal business
  • lady mayoress — the wife of a lord mayor
  • least squares — a method of estimating values from a set of observations by minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between the observations and the values to be found.
  • legal redress — money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm or loss
  • legal reserve — the amount of cash assets that a bank, insurance company, etc., is required by law to set aside as reserves.
  • leukapheresis — a medical procedure that separates certain leukocytes from the blood, used to collect leukocytes for donation or to remove excessive leukocytes from a patient's blood
  • life interest — interest on property that is payable during the owner's lifetime but cannot be passed on to another or others after his or her death.
  • maria theresa — 1717–80, archduchess of Austria; queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740–80 (wife of Francis II; mother of Joseph II, Leopold II, Marie Antoinette).
  • millionairess — a woman who is a millionaire.
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