12-letter words containing d, r, u
- recirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- recrudescent — breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.
- red larkspur — a plant, Delphinium nudicaule, of the buttercup family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having orange-red or sometimes yellow flowers.
- red mulberry — See under mulberry (def 2).
- red squirrel — a reddish squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, of North America.
- redistribute — to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- reduced mass — a quantity obtained when one particle is moving about another, larger particle that is also moving, equivalent to the mass of the smaller particle, were the larger particle not moving, and equal to the quotient of the product of the two masses divided by their sum.
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- regurgitated — to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
- reinstituted — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
- relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- rendezvouses — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- res judicata — a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- rest assured — reassurance
- returned man — a member of the armed forces discharged in Canada after service overseas.
- revenue bond — a bond issued, as by a municipal utility, to finance a specific project, the income from which will be used for repaying the bond.
- revictualled — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rice pudding — dessert made from rice and milk
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rideau canal — a waterway in SE Ontario, Canada, connecting the Ottawa Riverin Ottawa to Lake Ontario in Kingston. 125 miles (202 km) long.
- ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- road haulage — transport of goods by road
- road haulier — a person who owns or works for a road haulage company; a trucker
- road surface — the surface of the road, often asphalt
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- rodent ulcer — an ulcerating basal cell skin cancer, common on the face.
- rogue trader — A rogue trader is an employee of a financial institution who carries out business without the knowledge or approval of his or her bosses.
- rouge dragon — a pursuivant at the English college of arms
- rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
- round barrow — a funerary barrow having a bell, disk, saucer, or pond shape, primarily of the Bronze Age and containing the cremated remains of corpses along with grave artifacts.
- round window — a membrane-covered opening in the inner wall of the middle ear that compensates for changes in cochlear pressure.
- round-lotter — a buyer or seller of round lots.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- rubber goods — contraceptives; condoms
- rubber-faced — having a face with unusually mobile features: a rubber-faced comedian.
- rubber-tyred — having a tyre or tyres made of rubber
- rubbish dump — a place or area where waste materials are dumped
- ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary