12-letter words containing n, e, u, t
- reputational — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
- requirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- reregulation — renewed regulation, the act or process of regulating again
- reset button — control that restores a default setting
- resoluteness — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- resolutioner — a person joining in or subscribing to a resolution.
- restauration — restoration
- resupination — a resupinate condition.
- resurrection — the act of rising from the dead.
- reticulation — a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.
- retrolingual — situated behind or near the base of the tongue.
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- return match — sport: second game between same teams
- return visit — If you make a return visit, you visit someone who has already visited you, or you go back to a place where you have already been once.
- returned man — a member of the armed forces discharged in Canada after service overseas.
- reverse turn — a manoeuvre which makes a vehicle move backwards and to the left or right
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- rodent ulcer — an ulcerating basal cell skin cancer, common on the face.
- rooter skunk — hog-nosed skunk (def 1).
- round-lotter — a buyer or seller of round lots.
- rubber plant — a plant, Ficus elastica, of the mulberry family, having oblong, shining, leathery leaves, growing native as a tall tree in India, the Malay Archipelago, etc., used as a source of rubber and cultivated in Europe and America as an ornamental house plant.
- run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
- run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- run to earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- running mate — a candidate for an office linked with another and more important office, as for the vice-presidency.
- running text — the body of text in a newspaper, magazine, or the like, as distinguished from the heads, illustrations, etc.
- running time — Movies. the length or duration, usually expressed in minutes, of a feature film: The running time of the average film is 90–100 minutes.
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint-brieuc — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- sainte-beuve — Charles Augustin [sharl oh-gy-stan] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1804–69, French literary critic.
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- sanctus bell — a bell rung during the celebration of Mass to call attention to the more solemn parts.
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- sans-culotte — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- santalaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Santalaceae, a family of semiparasitic plants of Australia and Malaysia including sandalwood and quandong
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- seclusionist — a person who prefers to be alone or secluded
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- see the menu — When a customer asks to see the menu, they ask you to bring them a copy of the menu.
- self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- send out for — If you send out for food, for example pizzas or sandwiches, you phone and ask for it to be delivered to you.