12-letter words containing l, u, n, a, r
- bare-knuckle — without boxing gloves
- barranquilla — a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop: 1 918 000 (2005 est)
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
- benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
- beurre blanc — an emulsion of cold butter in a white wine or vinegar and shallot reduction
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- blackcurrant — In Europe, blackcurrants are a type of very small, dark purple fruits that grow in bunches on bushes.
- bluesnarfing — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to steal contact details, ring tones, images, etc from another
- boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
- bullet train — a passenger train that travels at very high speed
- burial mound — a barrow
- burnt almond — a sweet consisting of an almond enclosed in burnt sugar
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- calreticulin — (protein) A multifunctional protein that binds calcium ions.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- carbon value — an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
- carillonneur — a person who plays a carillon
- carnal abuse — Law. any lascivious contact with the sexual organs of a child by an adult, especially without sexual intercourse.
- carunculated — Alternative form of carunculate.
- cash journal — cashbook.
- caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
- channel surf — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
- channel-surf — to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote-control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- churchillian — relating to, typical of or reminiscent of Winston Churchill
- circularness — The state or quality of being circular.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- columnarized — columnar (def 3).
- conductorial — relating to a conductor
- confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- congratulant — expressing congratulation
- congratulate — If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- conjunctural — a combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs.
- connaturally — In a connatural manner.
- constabulary — In Britain and some other countries, a constabulary is the police force of a particular area.
- consultatory — Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.
- containerful — As much as a container can hold.
- contractural — characterized by contractures
- contrapuntal — characterized by counterpoint