11-letter words containing a, r, u, n
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- curableness — The quality or state of being curable.
- currant bun — a sweet bun containing currants
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- curtainless — without a curtain or curtains
- curtainwall — Storm shutters or other removable protection for all windows and doors in a residence or building against the effects of high winds, rain and flying objects during a hurricane. They can be made of a variety of materials such as aluminum panels, iron or even wood.
- curvilineal — (Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
- curvilinear — consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a curved line
- cut and run — to make a rapid escape
- cut-and-try — marked by a procedure of trial and error; empirical: Many scientific advances are achieved with a cut-and-try approach.
- cyano group — the univalent group CN; cyanogen.
- dandy brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
- dandy-brush — a stiff brush used for grooming a horse
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- dark nebula — a type of nebula that is observed by its blocking of radiation from other sources
- dawn chorus — The dawn chorus is the singing of birds at dawn.
- day nursery — A day nursery is a place where children who are too young to go to school can be left all day while their parents are at work.
- day-neutral — (of plants) having an ability to mature and bloom that is not affected by day length
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- decurionate — the post or position of a decurion
- decurvation — the act of curving downwards
- degranulate — (of a cell) lose or release granules of a substance, typically as part of an immune reaction.
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- delusterant — a chemical agent, as titanium dioxide, used in reducing the sheen of a yarn or fabric.
- denaturated — Simple past tense and past participle of denaturate.
- denaturized — Simple past tense and past participle of denaturize.
- denumerable — capable of being put into a one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers; countable
- denumerably — In a denumerable manner.
- depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
- deuteranope — a person suffering from deuteranopia
- deuteration — the process of introducing deuterium into a molecule or chemical compound
- dick around — to spend time wastefully or unprofitably
- dilutionary — causing, involving, or relating to the dilution of company stocks
- dinosaurian — pertaining to or of the nature of a dinosaur.
- disannuller — a person who disannuls
- disruptants — Plural form of disruptant.
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
- diurnal arc — the portion of the diurnal circle that is above the horizon at a given point.
- do a runner — escape, run away
- documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- dog curtain — a flap on a canvas cover for a binnacle, affording a view of the compass when raised.
- downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
- dracunculus — A fish, the dragonet.
- drama queen — Informal. a person who often has exaggerated or overly emotional reactions to events or situations: You're such a drama queen! You always have to have all the attention.
- draughtsman — a checker, as used in the game of checkers.
- draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
- draw runner — loper.
- dreadnaught — a type of battleship armed with heavy-caliber guns in turrets: so called from the British battleship Dreadnought, launched in 1906, the first of its type.