11-letter words containing n, a, r
- cross-train — to train (a worker, athlete, etc.) to be proficient at different, usually related, skills, tasks, jobs, etc.
- crossbanded — (of a handrail) having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail
- crossbowman — (in medieval warfare) a soldier armed with a crossbow.
- crown agent — a member of a board appointed by the Minister for Overseas Development to provide financial, commercial, and professional services for a number of overseas governments and international bodies
- crown daisy — a garden plant, Chrysanthemum coronarium, of the composite family, native to southern Europe, having numerous yellowish-white flower heads.
- crown glass — an old form of window glass made by blowing a globe and spinning it until it formed a flat disc
- crown graft — a type of graft in which the scion is inserted at the crown of the stock
- crown roast — a roast consisting of ribs of lamb or pork arranged in a crown shape
- crustaceans — Plural form of crustacean.
- crux ansata — the ankh, an ancient Egyptian symbol
- cryptomonad — any of various protozoalike algae of the phylum Cryptophyta usually having two flagella, common in both marine and freshwater environments where they appear along the shore as algal blooms, some also occurring as intestinal parasites.
- crystalline — A crystalline substance is in the form of crystals or contains crystals.
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- curableness — The quality or state of being curable.
- currant bun — a sweet bun containing currants
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- curtain rod — A curtain rod is a long, narrow pole on which you hang curtains.
- curtainless — without a curtain or curtains
- curtainwall — Storm shutters or other removable protection for all windows and doors in a residence or building against the effects of high winds, rain and flying objects during a hurricane. They can be made of a variety of materials such as aluminum panels, iron or even wood.
- curvilineal — (Of a line) Having bends; curved; curvilinear.
- curvilinear — consisting of, bounded by, or characterized by a curved line
- cut and run — to make a rapid escape
- cut-and-try — marked by a procedure of trial and error; empirical: Many scientific advances are achieved with a cut-and-try approach.
- cyano group — the univalent group CN; cyanogen.
- cyanohydrin — any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyanide group and a hydroxyl group bound to the same carbon atom
- cybernation — the use of computers to control and carry out operations, as in manufacturing
- cylindrical — Something that is cylindrical is in the shape of a cylinder.
- cytokeratin — Either of several forms of keratin found in the intracytoplasmic cytoskeleton of epithelial tissue.
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- dacarbazine — a toxic, light-sensitive powder, C 6 H 10 N 6 O, used in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and metastatic malignant melanoma.
- daily grind — everyday work routine
- dance drama — drama performed through dance movements, frequently with dialogue.
- dance floor — In a restaurant or night club, the dance floor is the area where people can dance.
- dandy brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles that is used for grooming animals, especially horses.
- dandy fever — (in the West Indies) dengue.
- dandy-brush — a stiff brush used for grooming a horse
- danger cave — a deep, stratified site in the eastern Great Basin, in Utah, occupied by Amerindian cultures from at least 7000 b.c. to historic times.
- danger list — on
- danger zone — a dangerous area
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
- dante chair — a chair of the Renaissance having two transverse pairs of curved legs crossing beneath the seat and rising to support the arms and back.
- dap fortran — ["Efficient High Speed Computing with the Distributed Array Processor", P.M. Flanders et al, pp.113-127 (1977)].
- dardanelles — the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara, separating European from Asian Turkey
- dark energy — unobserved energy whose existence is proposed to account for the observed acceleration in the expansion of the universe
- dark nebula — a type of nebula that is observed by its blocking of radiation from other sources
- darlingness — the quality or characteristic of being darling, sweet, or charming
- darning egg — a rounded piece of wood or plastic used in darning to support the fabric around the hole