11-letter words containing c, u, r, e, a
- preoccupant — a previous occupant
- preoccupate — to influence or occupy the mind in advance
- prepunctual — arriving before the appointed time
- prepurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- presbycusia — impaired hearing due to old age.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- proctodaeum — proctodeum.
- produceable — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- provocateur — a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- quacksalver — a quack doctor.
- quadricycle — a vehicle similar to the bicycle and tricycle but having four wheels.
- quarter cif — (communications, standard) (QCIF), a video format standard used in videoconferencing, that transfers one fourth as much data as Common Intermediate Format (CIF). QCIF is defined in ITU H.261 as having 144 lines and 176 pixels per line, with half as many chrominance pixels in each direction. QCIF is suitable for videoconferencing systems that use telephone lines. The codec standard specifies that QCIF compatibility is mandatory, and CIF compatibility is optional.
- quarterback — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
- quarterdeck — the part of a weather deck that runs aft from the midship area or the mainmast to the stern or poop of a vessel.
- quarterpace — (archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only.
- quechumaran — a proposed language stock comprising Quechua and Aymara
- quick bread — bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.
- 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.
- race-course — racetrack.
- racecourses — Plural form of racecourse.
- racquetball — a game similar to handball, played on a four-walled court but with a short-handled, strung racket and a larger, somewhat softer ball.
- radiocesium — cesium 137.
- radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- 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.
- 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.
- reannounced — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- reassurance — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- recalculate — to calculate again, especially for the purpose of finding an error or confirming a previous computation.
- recarburize — to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.
- recatalogue — to catalogue (something, such as a book or collection of books) again
- recirculate — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- recruitable — a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- rectangular — shaped like a rectangle.
- recultivate — to plant, tend, harvest, or improve (plants) again
- recuperable — capable of recuperation
- recuperator — a person or thing that recuperates.
- red currant — any of various currant shrubs of the genus Ribes, bearing an edible, red fruit.
- reductional — of, characterized by, or relating to reduction
- reduplicate — to double; repeat.
- reeducation — to educate again, as for new purposes.
- reinoculate — to inoculate again
- reinsurance — the process or business of reinsuring.
- relaunching — an act or instance of launching something again.
- relubricate — to lubricate again or with new lubricant
- reluctantly — unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate.
- reluctation — opposition, struggle, resistance
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.