11-letter words containing a, r, o, u, s, e
- nonreusable — not capable of being reused
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- normanesque — in the style of Norman architecture, a variety of Romanesque architecture.
- nose around — pry, snoop
- noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- numerations — Plural form of numeration.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- opera house — a theater devoted chiefly to operas.
- 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.
- ostreaceous — oyster-like
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
- outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
- over-assume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- overanxious — excessively anxious.
- overarousal — to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion.
- overmeasure — an excessive or surplus measure or amount: an overmeasure of exuberance.
- overzealous — too zealous: overzealous for reform.
- papyraceous — papery.
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens
- pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- ploughshare — the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- quarrellous — argumentative or given to complaint
- quarrelsome — inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
- quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- questionary — a questionnaire.
- race-course — racetrack.
- racecourses — Plural form of racecourse.
- radiocesium — cesium 137.
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- re-accustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- retrosexual — a heterosexual man who spends little time and money on his personal appearance
- retroussage — the technique or action, in etching or engraving, of drawing up ink from within the incised lines of an inked plate by deftly passing a soft cloth across its surface in order to spread ink to the adjacent areas.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rogue state — When politicians or journalists talk about a rogue state, they mean a country that they regard as a threat to their own country's security, for example because it supports terrorism.
- rose quartz — a rose-red to pink variety of crystalline quartz usually found in massive form and used as a gem or ornamental stone.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.