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12-letter words containing a, l, u, r

  • nonglamorous — not glamorous
  • nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
  • nonmolecular — not molecular, not made up of or relating to molecules
  • nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
  • nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
  • nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
  • nonuniversal — Not universal.
  • nonvehicular — Not vehicular.
  • nonvoluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
  • normal curve — a bell-shaped curve showing a particular distribution of probability over the values of a random variable. Also called Gaussian curve, probability curve.
  • normal fault — gravity fault.
  • np-hilarious — (humour)   An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
  • nuclear bomb — atomic explosive
  • nuclear fuel — Physics. fissile or fertile material that undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor.
  • nuclear test — a test carried out on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
  • nuclear-free — A nuclear-free place is a place where nuclear energy or nuclear weapons are forbidden.
  • nuevo laredo — a city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas.
  • nulligravida — A female who has never been pregnant.
  • number plate — vehicle's registration panel
  • numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
  • old guardism — political conservatism.
  • old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
  • on all fours — all four limbs or extremities; the four legs or feet of an animal or both arms and both legs or both hands and both feet of a person: The cat rolled off the ledge but landed on all fours.
  • ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
  • oracularness — the state of being oracular
  • oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
  • orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
  • orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
  • oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
  • original gum — See o.g (def 1).
  • orion nebula — a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion's sword.
  • ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
  • outer planet — any of the four planets with orbits outside the orbit of Mars, namely, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  • outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
  • outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
  • over-jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
  • over-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
  • over-qualify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
  • overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
  • palace guard — the security force protecting a palace.
  • pallet truck — a powered truck with a mast, sometimes telescopic, on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
  • paralanguage — vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication but are not generally considered to be part of the language system, as vocal quality, loudness, and tempo: sometimes also including facial expressions and gestures.
  • parlor house — (especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries) a brothel with a comfortable, often elaborately decorated parlor for the reception of clients.
  • parlour game — A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
  • parrot tulip — a variety of the cultivated tulip Tulipa gesnerana, having variously colored, often double flowers with fringed petals.
  • particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
  • particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
  • pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
  • pasture land — grassland used for grazing
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