13-letter words that end in re
- demanufacture — A process of recycling that involves the dismantling and/or disassembly of an item to gain the maximum amount of recyclable materials.
- dietary fibre — fibrous substances in fruits and vegetables, such as the structural polymers of cell walls, consumption of which aids digestion and is believed to help prevent certain diseases
- dolly mixture — a mixture of small coloured sweets
- double-figure — double-digit.
- dumfriesshire — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- east ayrshire — a council area of SW Scotland, comprising the E part of the historical county of Ayrshire: part of Strathclyde region from 1975 to 1996: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Kilmarnock. Pop: 119 530 (2003 est). Area: 1252 sq km (483 sq miles)
- eastern shore — the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, including parts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
- electric fire — a device that provides heat for a room from an incandescent electric element
- electric hare — (in greyhound racing) a model of a hare, mounted on an electrified rail, which the dogs chase
- event theatre — spectacular and extravagantly-mounted theatrical productions collectively
- extended care — nursing care provided for a limited time after a hospital stay, as in a special facility
- false vampire — any large, carnivorous bat of the families Megadermatidae and Phyllostomatidae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, erroneously reputed to suck the blood of animals and humans.
- father figure — a man embodying or seeming to embody the qualities of an idealized conception of the male parent, eliciting from others the emotional responses that a child typically has toward its father.
- field of fire — the area covered by a weapon or group of weapons firing from a given position.
- film première — the first performance of a particular film in a cinema
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- focal seizure — an epileptic manifestation arising from a localized anomaly in the brain, as a small tumor or scar, and usually involving a single motor or sensory mechanism but occasionally spreading to other areas and causing convulsions and loss of consciousness.
- fonctionnaire — a civil servant
- force majeure — an unexpected and disruptive event that may operate to excuse a party from a contract.
- free software — (software) Software that everyone is free to copy, redistribute and modify. That implies free software must be available as source code, hence "free open source software" - "FOSS". It is usually also free of charge, though anyone can sell free software so long as they don't impose any new restrictions on its redistribution or use. The widespread acceptance of this definition and free software itself owes a great deal to Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation. There are many other kinds of "free software" in the sense of "free of charge". See "-ware".
- friendly fire — Insurance. a fire deliberately set and remaining contained, as in a fireplace or boiler, from which any resulting loss cannot be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to hostile fire).
- fulani empire — a powerful W African Muslim state that flourished in the 19th century in the area of present-day Nigeria.
- gabriel fauré — Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
- garden centre — A garden centre is a large shop, usually with an outdoor area, where you can buy things for your garden such as plants and gardening tools.
- gazillionaire — An extremely rich person.
- general store — a store, usually in a rural area, that sells a wide variety of merchandise, as clothing, food, or hardware, but is not divided into departments.
- get somewhere — to make progress
- globe theatre — a theater on the south bank of the Thames in London, 1599–1613: many of Shakespeare's plays were first produced here.
- grocery store — supermarket, food shop
- hang in there — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- haute couture — high fashion; the most fashionable and influential dressmaking and designing.
- health centre — A health centre is a building in which a group of doctors have offices or surgeries where their patients can visit them.
- heart failure — a condition in which the heart fatally ceases to function.
- herefordshire — a former county in W England, now part of Hereford and Worscester.
- hertfordshire — a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
- high pressure — intense or stressful situation
- high-pressure — having or involving a pressure above the normal: high-pressure steam.
- hors d'oeuvre — a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food.
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hydrofracture — (geology) Rock fracture caused by the pressure of freezing water.
- ideal mixture — An ideal mixture is a mixture in which the concentration of any part taken from it is the same as the average for the whole.
- improvisatore — An individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
- in repertoire — denoting the performance of two or more plays, ballets, etc, by the same company in the same venue on different evenings over a period of time
- indian empire — British India and the Indian states ruled by native princes but under indirect British control: dissolved in 1947 and absorbed into India and Pakistan.
- infostructure — The technical infrastructure supporting an information system.
- inland empire — a region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, E of the Cascade Mountains, in E Washington, NE Oregon, N Idaho, and NW Montana.
- joie de vivre — a delight in being alive; keen, carefree enjoyment of living.
- joint venture — business: joint enterprise
- joint-venture — to establish or enter a joint venture or partnership.