11-letter words containing n, o, a, t, u
- thumb piano — any of various African boxlike musical instruments, such as the kalimba or mbira, having tuned strips of metal or wood that vibrate when played with the thumbs.
- to run amok — If a person or animal runs amok, they behave in a violent and uncontrolled way.
- tollund man — the perfectly preserved remains of an Iron Age man, hanged and thrown into a bog at Tollund, in Jutland, Denmark: discovered in 1950.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- tonal value — the relative lightness or darkness of shades between black and white
- tongue-lash — to reprimand severely; scold
- tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
- top-up loan — a further loan extended to an existing debtor
- touring car — an open automobile designed for five or more passengers.
- trade union — a labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry.
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- transfusion — the act or process of transfusing.
- tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
- trituration — the act of triturating.
- trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- tudorbethan — (of a contemporary building) imitative of Tudor and Elizabethan architecture
- tulipomania — (in 17th-century Holland) a widespread obsession with tulips, especially of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color.
- tumefaction — an act of making or becoming swollen or tumid.
- turn around — move to face away
- tyrannosaur — a large, carnivorous dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, from the Late Cretaceous Epoch of North America, that walked erect on its hind feet.
- ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- unabrogated — not abrogated, revoked, or annulled
- unabsorbent — (of fabric, material, etc) not able to soak up liquid
- unaccounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- unadoptable — (of children or animals) not able to be adopted or placed in a home
- unalachtigo — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- unallocated — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- unambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- unamortized — Finance. to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation), especially by periodic payments to the creditor or to a sinking fund. to write off a cost of (an asset) gradually.
- unannotated — supplied with or containing explanatory notes, textual comments, etc.: an annotated edition of Milton's poetry.
- unapostolic — not apostolic; not related to or characteristic of the early Christian apostles or their subsequent apostles
- unappointed — by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected): an appointed official.
- unautomated — to apply the principles of automation to (a mechanical process, industry, office, etc.).
- uncaptioned — a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- uncognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
- uncombative — not combative or confrontational
- uncompacted — not compacted
- uncompliant — complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
- uncontacted — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- uncontained — showing restraint or calmness; controlled; poised: She was contained throughout the ordeal.
- uncountable — not countable; incapable of having the total precisely ascertained: uncountable colonies of bacteria; uncountable kindnesses and small favors.
- uncustomary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- undecorated — exhibiting no decoration or unadorned
- underaction — inadequate activity
- undo-plasty — cosmetic surgical procedures designed to reverse the results of a previous procedure or procedures
- undoubtable — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- unelaborate — not elaborate; not overly or richly detailed
- unemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.