11-letter words containing n, d, o, u
- bulldogging — one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
- bunco squad — an informal name for a police department dealing with fraud; fraud squad
- bungee cord — a type of stretchy rope consisting of elastic strands often in a fabric casing. Bungee cords may be used in parachuting, bungee jumping or to secure loads. Ones used for securing loads often have hooks on either end.
- butenedioic — designating a type of acid
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- button-down — A button-down shirt or a shirt with a button-down collar has a button under each end of the collar which you can fasten.
- buttoned up — If you say that someone is buttoned up, you mean that they do not usually talk about their thoughts and feelings.
- buttoned-up — carefully planned, operated, supervised, etc.: one of the most buttoned-up companies in the business.
- buttonmould — the small core of plastic, wood, or metal that is the base for buttons covered with fabric, leather, etc
- call around — If you call around, you phone several people, usually when you are trying to organize something or to find some information.
- campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
- carborundum — any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide
- changeround — the process of changing position
- chenopodium — (botany) Any member of the flowering plant genus Chenopodium.
- cladanthous — pleurocarpous.
- cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- clear round — an instance of a horse and rider clearing all barriers without making any mistakes
- close round — to encircle; surround
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- coadjutants — Plural form of coadjutant.
- coadjuvancy — (rare) cooperation, mutual effort, joint-help.
- coadunation — (obsolete) union into a single body or mass; unity.
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- coati-mundi — coati
- code number — a number used to identify something
- coeducation — instruction in schools, colleges, etc, attended by both sexes
- cold fusion — the process of creating nuclear fusion at room temperature in order to create a power source
- colourblind — Alternative form of colour blind.
- columniated — having columns or arranged in columns
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- compendious — containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct
- compendiums — Plural form of compendium.
- compounding — the addition of interest on interest already earned or charged
- concludable — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
- condominium — A condominium is an apartment building in which each apartment is owned by the person who lives there.
- conducement — the action or quality of conducing
- conductance — the ability of a system to conduct electricity, measured by the ratio of the current flowing through the system to the potential difference across it; the reciprocal of resistance. It is measured in reciprocal ohms, mhos, or siemens
- conductible — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- conductions — Plural form of conduction.
- conductress — a female conductor
- confounders — Plural form of confounder.
- confounding — to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.
- conjectured — Simple past tense and past participle of conjecture.
- constituted — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
- constructed — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- consuetudes — Plural form of consuetude.
- consummated — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- continuedly — in a continued manner
- contributed — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- cordon bleu — Cordon bleu is used to describe cookery or cooks of the highest standard.