11-letter words containing n, u, l
- tone colour — the quality of a musical sound that is conditioned or distinguished by the upper partials or overtones present in it
- tongue sole — tonguefish.
- tongue-lash — to reprimand severely; scold
- top-up loan — a further loan extended to an existing debtor
- tourbillion — a whirlwind or something resembling a whirlwind.
- traducingly — in a traducing manner
- tranquility — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- tranquilize — calm sb with drugs
- translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- translunary — situated beyond or above the moon; superlunary.
- transsexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- tree lupine — a shrubby, Californian tree, Lupinus arboreus, of the legume family, having hairy, finger-shaped leaflets and fragrant, sulphur-yellow flowers.
- triangulate — composed of or marked with triangles.
- triannually — done, occurring, issued, etc., three times a year.
- tribulation — grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
- tribunitial — relating to the Roman tribune
- trifluralin — a selective herbicide, C 13 H 16 F 3 N 3 O 4 , used to control weeds.
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- truculently — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
- trundle bed — truckle bed.
- trundletail — a dog with a curly tail.
- trunksleeve — a sleeve that is puffed in shape or contains a large amount of fabric
- trypan blue — dye used for staining cells in biological research
- tube bundle — A tube bundle is a set of tubes in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger.
- tulipomania — (in 17th-century Holland) a widespread obsession with tulips, especially of highly prized varieties, as those of a streaked, variegated, or unusual color.
- tumble down — collapse, fall
- tumble-down — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
- tunableness — the quality of being melodious or tuneful
- tunnel-like — resembling a tunnel or tunnels
- turing plus — Systems programming language, a concurrent descendant of Turing. Available from Holt Software Assocs, Toronto <[email protected]>.
- turn signal — A car's turn signals are the flashing lights that tell you it is going to turn left or right.
- turn turtle — any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- turntablist — a DJ who is skilled in using turntables to obtain distinctive effects from records
- ulcerogenic — producing or inducing the formation of an ulcer.
- ulnar nerve — a nerve situated along the inner side of the arm and passing close to the surface of the skin near the elbow
- ultramarine — of the color ultramarine.
- ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- un-appealed — an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
- unabashedly — not ashamed, disconcerted, or apologetic; boldly certain of one's position.
- unabatingly — to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
- unabolished — not abolished or revoked
- unacclaimed — to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud: to acclaim the conquering heroes.
- unaccusable — not able to be accused or blamed
- unaccusably — in an unaccusable manner
- unadaptable — capable of being adapted.
- unadoptable — (of children or animals) not able to be adopted or placed in a home
- unadvisably — in an unadvisable manner
- unafflicted — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
- unagreeable — unpleasant or disagreeable