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14-letter words that end in re

  • disinvestiture — the act or state of being disinvested
  • distemperature — a distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health, mind, or temper.
  • don't you dare — If you say to someone 'don't you dare' do something, you are telling them not to do it and letting them know that you are angry.
  • door furniture — locks, handles, etc, designed for use on doors
  • double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
  • double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
  • draw a picture — represent sth visually
  • drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
  • dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
  • eastern empire — the eastern part of the Roman Empire, especially after the division in a.d. 395, having its capital at Constantinople: survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in a.d. 476.
  • electroculture — the practice of using electricity in agriculture or horticulture in order to stimulate plant growth
  • engine failure — failure to operate by the engine of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle
  • extraordinaire — Outstanding or remarkable in a particular capacity.
  • fete champetre — an outdoor festival or a garden party.
  • file signature — A magic number.
  • fine structure — a group of lines that are observed in the spectra of certain elements, as hydrogen, and that are caused by various couplings of the azimuthal quantum number and the angular momentum quantum number.
  • fitness centre — a place which has gym equipment
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • fluid pressure — the pressure exerted by a fluid, directly proportional to the specific gravity at any point and to the height of the fluid above the point.
  • folies bergere — a Parisian music hall founded in 1869 and noted for the lavish spectacle and mildly risqué content of its entertainments.
  • follow-up care — care provided for a patient after medical or surgical treatment
  • for all i care — I am completely indifferent
  • framing square — a steel square usually having on its faces various tables and scales useful to the carpenter.
  • freezer centre — a store that specializes in selling freezers
  • fringe theatre — theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream
  • green lead ore — pyromorphite.
  • hardware store — shop selling DIY or home-improvement supplies
  • here and there — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
  • hold your fire — If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
  • hybrid warfare — a military strategy in which conventional warfare is integrated with tactics such as covert operations and cyberattacks
  • improvvisatore — an improvisator, especially a person who extemporizes verse.
  • in the picture — informed about a given situation
  • indre-et-loire — a department in W central France. 2378 sq. mi. (6160 sq. km). Capital: Tours.
  • infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
  • intensive care — the use of specialized equipment and personnel for continuous monitoring and care of the critically ill.
  • interstructure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
  • it's a feature — (jargon)   From the adage "It's not a bug, it's a feature." Used sarcastically to describe an unpleasant experience that you wish to gloss over.
  • jeune premiere — the female juvenile lead in a play or movie.
  • jungle warfare — the specialized techniques required by the military to survive and fight in jungle terrain
  • kidney failure — loss of renal function
  • kleene closure — Kleene star
  • know the score — understand the situation
  • left-of-centre — Left-of-centre people or political parties support political ideas which are closer to socialism than to capitalism.
  • leicestershire — a county in central England. 986 sq. mi. (2555 sq. km).
  • leisure centre — A leisure centre is a large public building containing different facilities for leisure activities, such as a sports hall, a swimming pool, and rooms for meetings.
  • linear measure — any system for measuring length.
  • liquid measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring liquid commodities, as milk or oil. English system: 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Metric system: 1000 milliliters = 1 liter; 1000 liters = 1 kiloliter (= 1 cubic meter).
  • little theatre — small venue for amateur dramatics
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