11-letter words containing d, u, r, s
- surrenderee — the person to whom the surrender of an estate is made
- surrenderor — the person who surrenders an estate
- surrounding — something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall.
- surtarbrand — deposits of brown coal embedded in Iceland lava
- suspendered — wearing suspenders
- swiss guard — a member of a corps of bodyguards protecting the pope, with membership restricted to natives of Switzerland.
- tabularised — to tabulate.
- tetrandrous — having four stamens.
- tetrapodous — of or related to a tetrapod
- third house — a legislative lobby.
- thunderless — without thunder
- torpedinous — of, relating to, or resembling a torpedo
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- traumatised — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- tricuspidal — having three cusps
- trisulphide — any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms per molecule
- troubadours — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
- tundra swan — a swan, Cygnus columbianus, nesting in tundra regions of both the New and Old Worlds, having a black bill with a yellow spot at the base.
- turk's-head — a turbanlike knot of small cords, made around a rope, spar, etc.
- turtledoves — any of several small to medium-sized Old World doves of the genus Streptopelia, especially S. turtur, of Europe, having a long, graduated tail: noted for its soft, cooing call.
- un-showered — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- un-standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- unaddressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- unaspirated — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- unassuredly — guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
- unburnished — to polish (a surface) by friction.
- uncastrated — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- uncherished — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- unconserved — to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
- unconstrued — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- undangerous — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- undepressed — not despondent or sunken
- under siege — being surrounded and attacked
- under wraps — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- under-sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- under-study — to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.
- under-using — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- underdesign — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- underexpose — to expose either to insufficient light or to sufficient light for too short a period, as in photography.
- underhonest — not fully honest
- underhoused — (of persons) having inadequate or poor housing.
- underinsure — to insure for an amount less than the true or replacement value: It's risky to underinsure your home.
- underinvest — to invest or lay out insufficient money with the expectation of profit
- undermasted — having a mast of small proportions
- underpraise — to praise to a lesser degree or extent than the circumstances warrant.
- underscored — to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
- underscores — to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
- underseeded — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- underserved — to offer inadequate services or facilities to.
- undershapen — deficiently formed