11-letter words containing a, r, u, s, i
- cassiodorus — Flavius Magnus Aurelius (ˈfleɪvɪəs ˈmæɡnəs ɔːˈriːlɪəs). ?490–?585 ad, Roman statesman, writer, and monk; author of Variae, a collection of official documents written for the Ostrogoths
- chart music — songs that feature in the music charts
- chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro is the use of light and shade in a picture, or the effect produced by light and shade in a place.
- circularise — (British) alternative spelling of circularize.
- circulators — Plural form of circulator.
- circumbasal — surrounding the base.
- circumsolar — surrounding or rotating around the sun
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- coinsurance — a method of insurance by which property is insured for a certain percentage of its value by a commercial insurance policy while the owner assumes liability for the remainder
- commissural — Of or pertaining to a commissure.
- connaisseur — A specialist of a given field, especially in one of the fine arts or in a matter of taste: a connoisseur.
- contrarious — (of people or animals) perverse or obstinate
- cornucopias — Plural form of cornucopia.
- coronavirus — a type of airborne virus accounting for 10-30% of all colds
- coruscating — A coruscating speech or performance is lively, intelligent, and impressive.
- coruscation — a gleam or flash of light
- covarrubias — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1904–57, Mexican caricaturist, illustrator, and painter.
- craniopagus — the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- cuirassiers — Plural form of cuirassier.
- cultivators — Plural form of cultivator.
- culturalism — A belief system that emphasizes the role of culture.
- curatorship — The rank or period of being a curator.
- curia regis — (in Norman England) the king's court, which performed all functions of government
- curialistic — of or relating to curialism or curialists
- curie's law — the principle that the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to its thermodynamic temperature
- curtainless — without a curtain or curtains
- custard pie — Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke.
- custard-pie — characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- daisycutter — Alternative form of daisy cutter.
- day cruiser — a motorboat too small to have any accommodations for sleeping.
- delta virus — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- delusionary — having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions: Senators who think they will get agreement on a comprehensive tax bill are delusional.
- depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
- derailleurs — Plural form of derailleur.
- desideratum — something lacked and wanted
- diascordium — a herbal medicine, no longer in use, containing among other ingredients the herb scordium and opium
- dinosaurian — pertaining to or of the nature of a dinosaur.
- disannuller — a person who disannuls
- disasterous — Misspelling of disastrous.
- disbursable — to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discourager — One who discourages.
- discourages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discourage.
- disfavoured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfavour.
- disfavourer — one who does not favour
- disfeatured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfeature.