15-letter words that end in re
- (not) all there — (not) in full possession of one's wits; (not) mentally sound
- absence seizure — petit mal.
- aggregate score — a score calculated by adding the results of several matches
- ambulatory care — care given at a hospital to non-resident patients, including minor surgery and outpatient treatment
- american empire — a style of American furniture making and related crafts from c1815 to c1840, corresponding to the French Empire and late English Regency styles.
- angular measure — the units used to measure angles. Compare angle1 (def 1c).
- antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
- army-navy store — a retail store selling a stock of surplus army, naval, and other military apparel and goods, often at bargain rates.
- avant la lettre — before the (specified) concept, word, person, etc. existed
- backup software — (tool, software) Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. It may include its own scheduling function to automate the procedure or, preferably, work with generic scheduling facilities. It may include facilities for managing the backup media (e.g. maintaining an index of tapes) and for restoring files from backups. Examples are Unix's dump command and Windows's ntbackup.
- ballpark figure — approximate number
- baptism of fire — If someone who has just begun a new job has a baptism of fire, they immediately have to cope with very many severe difficulties and obstacles.
- bearded vulture — lammergeier
- bias (ply) tire — a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords in a crisscross pattern of lines diagonal to the center line of the tread
- birthing centre — a private maternity hospital
- boston massacre — an outbreak (1770) in Boston against British troops, in which a few citizens were killed
- buckinghamshire — a county in SE central England, containing the Vale of Aylesbury and parts of the Chiltern Hills: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Milton Keynes, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Aylesbury. Pop (excluding Milton Keynes): 478 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Milton Keynes): 1568 sq km (605 sq miles)
- bughouse square — Informal. any intersection or park mall in a big city where political zealots, agitators, folk evangelists, etc., congregate to argue and make soapbox speeches.
- buried treasure — A surprising piece of code found in some program. While usually not wrong, it tends to vary from crufty to bletcherous, and has lain undiscovered only because it was functionally correct, however horrible it is. Used sarcastically, because what is found is anything *but* treasure. Buried treasure almost always needs to be dug up and removed. "I just found that the scheduler sorts its queue using bubble sort! Buried treasure!"
- business centre — a place providing office facilities and services
- cabinet picture — a small easel painting, usually under 3 feet (0.9 meters) in width and formerly exhibited in a cabinet or special room.
- cache la poudre — a river in N Colorado, flowing N and E to the South Platte River. 126 miles (203 km) long.
- caernarvonshire — (until 1974) a county of NW Wales, now part of Gwynedd
- canteen culture — the alleged clannishness of the police force, whereby the prevalent attitudes inhibit officers from reporting or speaking out against malpractice, racism, etc
- cape finisterre — a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland
- carmarthenshire — a county of S Wales, formerly part of Dyfed (1974–96): on Carmarthen Bay, with the Cambrian Mountains in the N: generally agricultural (esp dairying). Administrative centre: Carmarthen. Pop: 176 000 (2003 est). Area: 2398 sq km (926 sq miles)
- catch (on) fire — to begin burning; ignite
- chile saltpetre — a naturally occurring form of sodium nitrate: a soluble white or colourless mineral occurring in arid regions, esp in Chile and Peru
- class structure — social hierarchy
- closed fracture — simple fracture.
- commissionnaire — Alternative form of commissionaire.
- counter-culture — Counter-culture is a set of values, ideas, and ways of behaving that are completely different from those of the rest of society.
- counter-measure — A counter-measure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.
- counterpressure — an opposing pressure
- coup de theatre — a dramatic turn of events, esp in a play
- crisis software — A small UK company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers.
- croix de guerre — a French military decoration awarded for gallantry in battle: established 1915
- culture vulture — a person considered to be excessively, and often pretentiously, interested in the arts
- curtain lecture — a scolding or rebuke given in private, esp by a wife to her husband
- danse du ventre — belly dance
- double entendre — a double meaning.
- double exposure — the act of exposing the same film, frame, plate, etc., twice.
- double-entendre — a double meaning.
- dry goods store — a shop selling textiles and haberdashery
- economy measure — any method of reducing expenditure and hence saving money
- electropuncture — a therapy in which a small electric current is passed through the body via electrodes placed on the skin
- erosive mixture — An erosive mixture is a mixture containing substances that wear away components or cause problems with the flow of oil along pipelines.
- erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
- fair and square — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- false hellebore — any of various plants belonging to the genus Veratrum, of the lily family, especially a North American species, V. viride, which has clusters of yellowish-green flowers and is the source of substances used in certain medicines and insecticides.
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