11-letter words containing a, n, u, r
- protuberant — bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes.
- prussianism — the militaristic spirit, system, policy, or methods historically associated with the Prussians.
- prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
- pulmobranch — a respiratory organ found in some invertebrates
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
- purgatorian — a person who believes in purgatory
- puritanical — very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
- pursuant to — legal: in accordance with
- push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- put on airs — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- quadrangles — Plural form of quadrangle.
- 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.
- quadraphony — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- 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.
- quadrennial — occurring every four years: a quadrennial festival.
- quadrennium — a period of four years.
- quadrillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
- quadrupling — Present participle of quadruple.
- quaintrelle — (obscure) A woman who emphasizes a life of passion expressed through personal style, leisurely pastimes, charm, and cultivation of life’s pleasures.
- quangocracy — Rule by quangos or similar unelected bodies. (from 20th c.).
- quantifiers — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
- quantometer — a spectroscopic instrument for measuring the percentage of different metals present in a sample
- quarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quarantines — Plural form of quarantine.
- quarrelling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
- quart minor — Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor)
- quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
- quaveringly — In a quavering manner; tremulously.
- quechumaran — a proposed language stock comprising Quechua and Aymara
- questionary — a questionnaire.
- quinceanera — (among Hispanics in Latin America and the U.S.) a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday, marking her transition from childhood to maturity.
- quint major — an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
- radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- rajahmundry — a city in Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Godavari River.
- rally round — show solidarity
- ramgunshoch — surly; bad-tempered; rude
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- rap jumping — the sport of descending high buildings, attached to ropes and a pulley
- raster burn — 1. (Or terminal illness) Eyestrain brought on by too many hours of looking at low-resolution, poorly tuned, or glare-ridden monitors, especially graphics monitors. 2. The "burn-in" condition your CRT tends to get if you don't use a screen saver.
- rat-running — the practice of driving through residential side streets to avoid congested main roads
- re-acquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- re-announce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- re-argument — the process or act of rearguing a legal case, issue, etc
- readjourned — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- real number — a rational number or the limit of a sequence of rational numbers, as opposed to a complex number.
- reannounced — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- rear gunner — a soldier on a military aircraft who defends it against enemy attack from behind
- reassurance — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.