11-letter words containing a, n, d, r, u, s
- 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.
- quadrasonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- 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.
- sand-struck — (of bricks) made with a mold lined with sand to permit freeing.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- send around — to put into circulation
- shootaround — an informal match or practice session
- shop around — compare prices
- show around — guide round a new place
- slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
- 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.
- southlander — a person from the south
- stand guard — keep watch
- subcardinal — (of veins) next to the cardinal veins
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- subordinary — any of several heraldic bearings of secondary importance to the ordinary, such as the lozenge, the orle, and the fret
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- substandard — below standard or less than adequate: substandard housing conditions.
- sudan grass — a sorghum, Sorghum sudanense, introduced into the U.S. from Africa, grown for hay and pasture.
- sugar candy — large crystals of sugar formed by suspending strings in a strong sugar solution that hardens on the strings, used chiefly for sweetening coffee
- sugar-candy — excessively sweet; saccharine: sugar-candy stories in family magazines.
- superabound — to abound beyond something else.
- superdainty — very dainty
- superharden — harden (def 6).
- suraddition — an additional title
- sure-handed — using the hands with skill and confidence; dexterous.
- surtarbrand — deposits of brown coal embedded in Iceland lava
- tetrandrous — having four stamens.
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- tundra swan — a swan, Cygnus columbianus, nesting in tundra regions of both the New and Old Worlds, having a black bill with a yellow spot at the base.
- un-standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- unaddressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- unaspirated — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- unassuredly — guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
- uncastrated — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- undangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- under wraps — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- undermasted — having a mast of small proportions
- underpraise — to praise to a lesser degree or extent than the circumstances warrant.
- undershapen — deficiently formed
- understated — restrained in design, presentation, etc.; low-key: the understated elegance of the house.
- undesirable — not desirable or attractive; objectionable: undesirable qualities.
- ungarnished — to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.