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11-letter words containing n, t, e, r

  • center jump — a jump ball between the centers of the opposing teams, held in the circle at the center of the court, as at the beginning of each period.
  • center-fire — (of a cartridge) having the primer in the center of the base. Compare rimfire (def 1).
  • centerboard — a movable board or metal plate that, when lowered through a slot in the floor of a shallow-draft sailboat, functions like a keel to reduce leeward drift or increase stability, esp. one that moves on a pivot
  • centerfield — the area of the outfield beyond second base and between right field and left field.
  • centerfolds — Plural form of centerfold.
  • centerlines — Plural form of centerline.
  • centerpiece — The centerpiece of something is the best or most interesting part of it.
  • centerpunch — to mark with a center punch.
  • centerville — a town in W Ohio.
  • centigramme — Alternative spelling of centigram.
  • centilitres — Plural form of centilitre.
  • centimeters — one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviation: cm, cm.
  • centimetres — Plural form of centimetre.
  • centimetric — having a length of one centimetre
  • centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
  • centralised — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • centralises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralise.
  • centralists — a centralizing system; centralization.
  • centralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • centralizer — A centralizer is a device fitted with a hinged collar to keep the casing or liner in the center of the wellbore.
  • centralizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centralize.
  • centrarchid — (zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae.
  • centre half — a defender who plays in the middle of the defence
  • centre pass — a push or hit made in any direction to start the game or to restart the game after a goal has been scored
  • centre-fire — (of a cartridge) having the primer in the centre of the base
  • centreboard — a supplementary keel for a sailing vessel, which may be adjusted by raising and lowering
  • centred dot — a heavy dot (·) used to draw attention to a particular paragraph
  • centredness — the state or condition of being centred
  • centrelines — Plural form of centreline.
  • centrepiece — The centrepiece of something is the best or most interesting part of it.
  • centrifical — Misspelling of centrifugal.
  • centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
  • centrifuged — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
  • centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
  • centripetal — acting, moving, or tending to move towards a centre
  • centrobaric — of or concerned with a centre of gravity
  • centromeres — Plural form of centromere.
  • centromeric — Pertaining to, or characteristic of centromeres.
  • centrosomal — Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes.
  • centrosomes — Plural form of centrosome.
  • centrosomic — Relating to the centrosome.
  • centuriator — a historian who compiles work by centuries, esp one of the writers of the Magdeburg Centuries
  • ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
  • cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
  • cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
  • certainties — Plural form of certainty.
  • chain grate — a type of mechanical stoker for a furnace, in which the grate consists of an endless chain that draws the solid fuel into the furnace as it rotates
  • chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
  • chain-react — to undergo a chain reaction
  • chanterelle — any saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus of the genus Cantharellus, esp C. cibarius, having an edible yellow funnel-shaped mushroom: family Cantharellaceae
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