12-letter words containing n, o, t, r, i, u
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- court action — a legal action
- court ruling — a decision made by a court
- court tennis — a variety of tennis played indoors on a specially constructed court having high cement walls off which the ball may be played, points being made chiefly by stroking the ball into any of three openings in the walls of the court. Compare penthouse (def 7), tambour (def 7), winning opening.
- credit union — A credit union is a financial institution that offers its members low-interest loans.
- crenulations — Plural form of crenulation.
- crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
- crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
- crosscutting — a transverse cut or course.
- crucifiction — Misspelling of crucifixion.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cutting room — The cutting room in a film production company is the place where the film is edited.
- cycling tour — a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- denaturation — to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
- deuteronomic — of, relating to, or resembling Deuteronomy, especially the laws contained in that book.
- discongruity — incongruity.
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- distribution — an act or instance of distributing.
- door curtain — a curtain that fills a doorway
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- dry mounting — the technique of fastening a print, photograph, or the like to a board by using a heated thermoplastic tissue as an adhesive.
- ductile iron — any of various cast irons strengthened by having the graphite content in the form of nodules rather than flakes, and containing cerium or magnesium as well as other additives.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- elocutionary — Of or pertaining to elocution or to public speaking; rhetorical.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- encountering — Present participle of encounter.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- euroterminal — a railway terminus from which trans-European trains operate
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- excruciation — Some excruciating pain.
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- executioners — Plural form of executioner.