11-letter words containing a, n, u, r
- nurse shark — any of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, especially Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
- nurserymaid — Nursemaid.
- nursing bra — a bra for breastfeeding mothers which provides additional support and has cups that can be folded down so the infant can be fed without the mother having to remove the bra
- nut-cracker — an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts.
- nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
- nutrimental — any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.
- nutritional — the act or process of nourishing or of being nourished.
- objurgating — Present participle of objurgate.
- objurgation — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- obumbration — the action of making dim, dark, obfuscated, or eclipsed
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- octandrious — having eight stamens.
- octonocular — eight-eyed
- old russian — Russian as used in documents before 1600. Abbreviation: ORuss.
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- orange rust — a disease of blackberries and raspberries, characterized by an orange, powdery mass of spores on the undersides of the leaves and stunted, misshapen foliage, caused by a rust fungus, Gymnoconia interstitialis.
- organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
- ornithosaur — an extinct flying reptile
- orphan drug — Pharmacology. a drug that remains undeveloped or untested or is otherwise neglected because of limited potential for commercial gain.
- out-migrant — a person who out-migrates.
- outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
- outdoorsman — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.
- outmaneuver — to outwit, defeat, or frustrate by maneuvering.
- outorganize — to overcome by organization
- outreaching — Present participle of outreach.
- outsmarting — Present participle of outsmart.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
- overanxious — excessively anxious.
- overcaution — excessive caution
- page turner — a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.
- page-turner — a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- paper round — job delivering newspapers
- paper-bound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- parabolanus — a member of an early Christian brotherhood in Alexandria and Constantinople who helped the sick in the times of plague
- parachuting — descent using parachute
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- park avenue — a wide street in New York City traditionally associated with luxurious residential and professional buildings, fashionable living, and high society.
- parodontium — periodontium.
- parturition — the process of bringing forth young.