12-letter words containing l, u, n, a, r
- contrasexual — (of a woman) appearing to defy the female sexual stereotype by being content to be single and childless while being sexually active and financially independent
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- council area — any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterrally — an opposing rally
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- countervalue — An equivalent or equal, especially in military strategy.
- country lane — a narrow country road, often bordered by hedges
- craniocaudal — (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
- crassulacean — as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- croquet lawn — a lawn where croquet is played
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- curtain call — In a theatre, when actors or performers take a curtain call, they come forward to the front of the stage after a performance in order to receive the applause of the audience.
- curtain line — the last line of a scene, act, etc., as in a play; tag line.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curtain rail — a rail from which a curtain is hung
- curtain wall — a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated
- dandrufflike — Resembling or characteristic of dandruff.
- darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- denaturalize — to deprive of nationality
- dental nurse — a dentist's assistant, esp one who passes instruments, mixes fillings, etc
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- doubleganger — doppelgänger.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- dreadfulness — The characteristic of being dreadful.
- dreamfulness — the quality of being full of dreams
- dual-control — having dual controls
- eau minerale — mineral water (def 1).
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- emolumentary — advantageous; tending towards emolument
- enculturated — Simple past tense and past participle of enculturate.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- entablatures — Plural form of entablature.
- equalitarian — Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
- equigranular — (petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.