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15-letter words containing o, c, u, r

  • programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
  • pronunciational — relating to pronunciation
  • proper function — eigenfunction.
  • proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
  • pseudo-artistic — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
  • pseudo-critical — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
  • pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
  • pubic directory — [NYU] (also "pube directory" /pyoob' d*-rek't*-ree/) The "pub" (public) directory on a machine that allows FTP access. So called because it is the default location for SEX (software exchange).
  • public lavatory — a public toilet
  • public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • public property — Public property is land and other assets that belong to the general public and not to a private owner.
  • puerto ayacucho — a city in S Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
  • puffin crossing — a UK pedestrian road crossing with traffic lights signalling red to stop the traffic flow when pedestrians are seen on the crossing by infrared detectors. The green signal reappears when no pedestrians are seen on the crossing
  • pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
  • pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
  • purified cotton — bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities, such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings, tampons, etc
  • quadruplication — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
  • quality control — a system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in an existing product or service by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required.
  • quarter section — (in surveying and homesteading) a square tract of land, half a mile on each side, thus containing ¼ sq. mi. or 160 acres. Abbreviation: q.s.
  • quasihistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • queen's proctor — a British judiciary officer who may intervene in probate, nullity, or divorce actions when collusion, suppression of evidence, or other irregularities are alleged.
  • quiche lorraine — a quiche containing bits of bacon or ham and often cheese.
  • quickie divorce — the formal ending of a marriage by law, carried out in a faster manner than usual, esp online
  • radio announcer — someone who broadcasts or presents radio programmes
  • radio frequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
  • rape of lucrece — a narrative poem (1594) by Shakespeare.
  • re-adjudication — an act of adjudicating.
  • reconceptualize — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • reconfiguration — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
  • reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
  • recontextualize — to contextualize (something) again
  • record producer — sb who manages music recordings
  • rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
  • redocumentation — The creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternate views intended for a human audience.
  • reduce to tears — If someone or something reduces you to tears, they make you feel so unhappy that you cry.
  • reduction ratio — an expression of the number of times by which an original document has been reduced in a microcopy.
  • reference group — a group with which an individual identifies and whose values the individual accepts as guiding principles.
  • remuera tractor — a four-wheel drive vehicle
  • renal corpuscle — Malpighian body (sense 2)
  • reported clause — A reported clause is a subordinate clause that indicates what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'she was hungry' is a reported clause.
  • reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • requalification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • required course — an obligatory course for all students
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • resource centre — a place which provides information, equipment and support
  • resourcefulness — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
  • resurrectionary — pertaining to or of the nature of resurrection.
  • resurrectionism — the exhumation and stealing of dead bodies, especially for dissection.
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