11-letter words containing n, o, c, u
- autochthons — Plural form of autochthon.
- autochthony — pertaining to autochthons; aboriginal; indigenous (opposed to heterochthonous).
- autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
- autodynamic — Supplying its own power.
- autogenetic — self-generated.
- autokinetic — automatically self-moving
- autonomical — autonomous.
- backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
- backgrounds — Plural form of background.
- baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
- balance out — If two or more opposite things balance out or if you balance them out, they become equal in amount, value, or effect.
- bannockburn — a village in central Scotland, south of Stirling: nearby is the site of a victory (1314) of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over the English. Pop: 7396 (2001)
- beancounter — Alternative spelling of bean counter.
- benue-congo — a branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages, consisting of the Bantu languages together with certain other languages of W Africa
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- binocularly — relating to the use of two eyes at once
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- blacktongue — canine pellagra.
- blood count — Your blood count is the number of red and white cells in your blood. A blood count can also refer to a medical examination which determines the number of red and white cells in your blood.
- bonus stock — shares of stock, usually common, given by a corporation as a bonus with the purchase of another class of security
- bounce back — If you bounce back after a bad experience, you return very quickly to your previous level of success, enthusiasm, or activity.
- bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training
- bournebasic — A BASIC interpreter. comp.sources.misc archives volume 1.
- brown sauce — a sauce made from cooked fat and flour
- brunch coat — a knee-length housecoat.
- buccinatory — relating to a trumpeter or trumpet playing
- bucket down — If the rain buckets down, or if it buckets down with rain, it rains very heavily.
- buckle down — If you buckle down to something, you start working seriously at it.
- bunchflower — a tall plant (Melanthium virginicum) of the lily family, growing in the E U.S. and having large clusters of white or greenish flowers
- 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.
- buon fresco — fresco (def 1).
- butenedioic — designating a type of acid
- cabin court — Older Use. a roadside motel having cabins.
- cacophonous — If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant.
- calculation — A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically.
- californium — a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.)
- call around — If you call around, you phone several people, usually when you are trying to organize something or to find some information.
- callousness — made hard; hardened.
- calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
- campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
- cancerously — In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant; spreading.
- cannulation — a metal tube for insertion into the body to draw off fluid or to introduce medication.
- canopic urn — an urn used in ancient Egypt to hold and preserve the internal organs of the mummified dead
- cantaloupes — Plural form of cantaloupe.
- cappuccinos — Plural form of cappuccino.
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- capsulation — enclosed in or formed into a capsule.
- car journey — a trip or voyage made by automobile
- carborundum — any of various abrasive materials, esp one consisting of silicon carbide