12-letter words containing n, u, r, i, s, t
- conurbations — Plural form of conurbation.
- corrugations — the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated.
- corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.
- counterfeits — Plural form of counterfeit.
- counterfoils — Plural form of counterfoil.
- countermines — Plural form of countermine.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- countersigns — Plural form of countersign.
- countersinks — Plural form of countersink.
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- counterstain — to apply two or more stains in sequence to (a specimen to be examined), each of which colours a different tissue
- countervails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countervail.
- country risk — the risk associated with an overseas investment due to the conditions prevailing in the country in which it is made
- 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.
- 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.
- cuneiformist — a person who studies or deciphers cuneiform writing.
- curtailments — Plural form of curtailment.
- declustering — Any technique that counteracts clustering (in any sense).
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour
- disadventure — misfortune; bad luck
- disbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- disburthened — Simple past tense and past participle of disburthen.
- discongruity — incongruity.
- disgruntedly — In a disgruntled manner.
- disgruntling — Present participle of disgruntle.
- disinvoltura — Self-assurance; lack of constraint.
- disjunctures — Plural form of disjuncture.
- distress gun — a gun fired at one-minute intervals as a signal of distress.
- distributing — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- distribution — an act or instance of distributing.
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- disturbingly — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- entertissued — interwoven
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- equestrienne — A female equestrian.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- eurocentrism — Alternative capitalization of Eurocentrism.
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- excursionist — A person who goes on excursions; a traveller or tourist.
- executioners — Plural form of executioner.
- expenditures — Plural form of expenditure.
- extinguisher — Anything that extinguishes something; but especially a fire extinguisher.
- first cousin — cousin (def 1).
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.