12-letter words containing a, u, r, t, i
- dissimulator — One who dissimulates.
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- distributary — an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary).
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- disturbative — capable of disturbing
- diuretically — In a diuretic way.
- diverticular — Of or relating to diverticula.
- docudramatic — Of or relating to docudrama.
- door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
- dramaturgist — A person who composes a drama and directs its representation; a playwright.
- draw curtain — a curtain, opening at the middle, that can be drawn to the sides of a stage.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- durante vita — during life.
- earth summit — a summit conference of 100 or more earth leaders debating global environmental and development issues, specifically the summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, but the term is also applied e.g. to a projected similar event in 2012
- east prussia — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.
- equalitarian — Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
- equilaterals — Plural form of equilateral.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- equilibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate.
- equilibrator — Lb rare A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- equivocatory — Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- exarticulate — (zoology) Having only one joint; said of certain insects.
- excruciating — Intensely painful.
- excruciation — Some excruciating pain.
- extramusical — outside the field or scope of music
- extrauterine — Existing, formed, or occurring outside the uterus.
- exulceration — the process of ulceration
- family court — court of domestic relations.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- feature film — full-length movie
- figurability — the quality of being figurable
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- figure skate — a shoe skate used in figure skating, especially one having a blade shorter than that of a racing skate, usually not extending beyond the toe or heel, and with notches or sawteeth on the curved forward edge.
- figure-skate — to take part in figure skating