11-letter words containing a, n, t, r, u
- surtarbrand — deposits of brown coal embedded in Iceland lava
- surveillant — exercising surveillance.
- suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
- sustentator — a sustaining part or structure
- susurration — a soft murmur; whisper.
- taciturnity — Scots Law. the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor.
- talk around — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- tamburlaine — Tamerlane.
- tanniferous — containing much tannin; yielding tannin.
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- tax revenue — the total amount of money that the government receives from taxation
- tea infuser — mesh ball for straining tea leaves
- tegumentary — a covering or vestment; integument.
- telanaipura — former name of Jambi (def 2).
- terbutaline — a selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist substance, C 12 H 19 NO 3 , used in the treatment of asthma.
- tetragonous — related to a tetragon
- tetrandrous — having four stamens.
- the centaur — the constellation Centaurus
- the curtain — the end of a scene of a play, opera, etc, marked by the fall or closing of the curtain
- thoreauvian — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- 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.
- tip and run — a form of cricket in which the batsman must run if his bat touches the ball
- to run amok — If a person or animal runs amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.
- touring car — an open automobile designed for five or more passengers.
- 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.
- traducingly — in a traducing manner
- tranquility — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- tranquilize — calm sb with drugs
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- transfigure — to change in outward form or appearance; transform.
- transfusion — the act or process of transfusing.
- transhumant — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- translunary — situated beyond or above the moon; superlunary.
- transsexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- transuranic — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
- triangulate — composed of or marked with triangles.
- triannually — done, occurring, issued, etc., three times a year.
- tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
- tribunitial — relating to the Roman tribune
- trifluralin — a selective herbicide, C 13 H 16 F 3 N 3 O 4 , used to control weeds.
- trituration — the act of triturating.
- trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- trundletail — a dog with a curly tail.
- trunk cabin — a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft. Compare doghouse (def 2).