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11-letter words containing a, d, e, n, u

  • rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
  • sand grouse — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
  • sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
  • sealed unit — a hard disk that is permanently sealed to prevent damage to the read/write head
  • semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
  • send around — to put into circulation
  • sense datum — Also called sensum. Psychology. the basic unit of an experience resulting from the stimulation of a sense organ; a stimulus or an object of perception or sensation.
  • slumberland — an imaginary land described to children as the place they enter during sleep.
  • sneezeguard — a plastic or glass shield overhanging a salad bar, buffet, or the like to protect the food from contamination.
  • sound stage — a large, soundproof studio used for filming motion pictures.
  • sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
  • southlander — a person from the south
  • sub-heading — a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
  • subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
  • subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
  • subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
  • subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • succedaneum — a substitute.
  • sudetenland — a mountainous region in the N Czech Republic, including the Sudeten and the Erzgebirge: annexed by Germany 1938; returned to Czechoslovakia 1945.
  • sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
  • sunday best — Sunday clothes.
  • sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
  • superabound — to abound beyond something else.
  • superdainty — very dainty
  • superharden — harden (def 6).
  • suppedaneum — a shelf affixed to a cross for supporting the feet of the crucified.
  • sure-handed — using the hands with skill and confidence; dexterous.
  • testudinate — formed like the carapace of a tortoise; arched; vaulted.
  • tetrandrous — having four stamens.
  • thunder bay — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
  • thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
  • thunderhead — incus (def 2).
  • thunderpeal — a crash of thunder; thunderclap.
  • trade union — a labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry.
  • traducement — to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
  • trundletail — a dog with a curly tail.
  • tudorbethan — (of a contemporary building) imitative of Tudor and Elizabethan architecture
  • tuning head — the part of a stringed instrument where the tension of the strings is adjusted by means of screwed pegs.
  • ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
  • un-appealed — an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
  • un-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.
  • un-hydrated — (of paper pulp) beaten until gelatinous for making into water-resistant paper.
  • unabandoned — forsaken or deserted: an abandoned building; an abandoned kitten.
  • unabashedly — not ashamed, disconcerted, or apologetic; boldly certain of one's position.
  • unabolished — not abolished or revoked
  • unabrogated — not abrogated, revoked, or annulled
  • unacclaimed — to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud: to acclaim the conquering heroes.
  • unaccounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • unacquitted — to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty: They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still think she's guilty.
  • unactivated — to make active; cause to function or act.
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