11-letter words containing a, d, r, t
- put forward — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- pyramid bet — a set of bets on two or more horse races or other sporting events in which the stake and winnings from the first bet automatically become the stake in the next bet, and so on as long as each bet wins.
- quadrantids — a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Quadran·tid me·teor show·er) visible around January 31 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Boötes.
- quadratical — (rare) quadratic.
- quadratures — Plural form of quadrature.
- quadrigatus — a silver coin of ancient Rome, bearing an image of Jupiter in a quadriga on the reverse.
- quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
- quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.
- quarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quarter day — (in England, Ireland, and Wales) one of the four days, Lady Day, Midsummer Day, Michaelmas, or Christmas, regarded as marking off the quarters of the year, on which quarterly payments are due, tenancies begin and end, etc.
- quarterdeck — the part of a weather deck that runs aft from the midship area or the mainmast to the stern or poop of a vessel.
- rabbit food — raw vegetables, especially those used in salads, as lettuce, carrots, radishes, or celery.
- radiability — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- radial tire — a motor-vehicle tire in which the plies or cords run from one bead to the other at right angles to both beads.
- radial tyre — a motor-vehicle tyre having a radial-ply casing
- radiculitis — inflammation of a spinal nerve root.
- radioactive — of, pertaining to, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity.
- radiologist — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- radiometric — Also called Crookes radiometer. an instrument for demonstrating the transformation of radiant energy into mechanical work, consisting of an exhausted glass vessel containing vanes that revolve about an axis when exposed to light.
- radiopacity — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- radiothermy — therapy that utilizes the heat from a shortwave radio apparatus or diathermy machine.
- radiotracer — a radioactive isotope used as a tracer.
- radix point — a point, such as the decimal point in the decimal system, separating the integral part of a number from the fractional part
- rallentando — slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction).
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- rat islands — a group of islands in SW Alaska, in the W Aleutian Islands.
- ration card — a card showing an individual's entitlement to certain rationed goods
- re-situated — to put in or on a particular site or place; locate.
- reactivated — to render active again; revive.
- read out of — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- readability — Also, readableness. the state or quality of being readable.
- readthrough — reading (def 1).
- readvertise — to advertise (something) again
- reamendment — the act or process of reamending something
- reappointed — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- rebroadcast — to broadcast again from the same station.
- rechartered — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- recordation — the act or process of recording: the recordation of documents pertaining to copyright ownership.
- red currant — any of various currant shrubs of the genus Ribes, bearing an edible, red fruit.
- redactional — to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redecorator — a person who redecorates
- redesignate — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- redoubtable — that is to be feared; formidable.
- reductional — of, characterized by, or relating to reduction
- redundantly — characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition in expressing ideas; prolix: a redundant style.
- reduplicate — to double; repeat.
- reeducation — to educate again, as for new purposes.
- reestimated — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
- reevaluated — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.