12-letter words containing d, u, r, s
- un-scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- unadvertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- unbesmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- unburdensome — oppressively heavy; onerous.
- unchristened — not christened
- unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.
- under arrest — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- under canvas — If you are living and sleeping under canvas, you are living and sleeping in a tent.
- under escort — with armed accompaniment
- under orders — If you are under orders to do something, you have been told to do it by someone in authority.
- under-design — 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.
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underclothes — clothes worn under outer clothes.
- underdrawers — an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs. Compare drawer (def 2).
- underdressed — to clothe oneself less completely or formally than is usual or fitting for the circumstances.
- underexposed — If a photograph is underexposed, it is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to enough light.
- underinsured — to insure for an amount less than the true or replacement value: It's risky to underinsure your home.
- undernourish — to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- underservant — a servant of inferior or subordinate rank.
- underserving — to offer inadequate services or facilities to.
- undersheriff — a sheriff's deputy, especially one on whom the sheriff's duties devolve when the office is vacant.
- undershirted — wearing an undershirt
- undersigneds — being the one or ones whose signature appears at the end of a letter or document: All of the undersigned persons are bound by the contract.
- underskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- underskinker — a subordinate bartender
- undersparred — having spars too small to carry the necessary sail.
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- understaffed — having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed.
- understander — a person who understands
- understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- understocked — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- understratum — a substratum.
- understuffed — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- undersurface — underside; bottom surface.
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- underzealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- undesecrated — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- undeservedly — according to desert; justly; rightly.
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- undiscerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- undiscovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- undisordered — not disordered or disturbed; in order
- undistracted — not distracted; concentrating
- undisturbing — not disturbing
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.