12-letter words containing o, r, i
- (in) care of — at the address of
- (to) be fair — You use fair in expressions such as to be fair and let's be fair when you want to add a favourable comment about someone or something that you have just mentioned and to correct a false impression that you might have given.
- a dirty word — If you say that an expression is a dirty word in a particular group of people, you mean it refers to an idea that they strongly dislike or disagree with.
- a posteriori — relating to or involving inductive reasoning from particular facts or effects to a general principle
- a rough ride — If you say that someone faces a rough ride, you mean that things are going to be difficult for them because people will criticize them a lot or treat them badly.
- a roving eye — If you say that a man has a roving eye, you are criticizing him for continually paying attention to different women.
- a sore point — If something is a sore point with someone, it is likely to make them angry or embarrassed if you try to discuss it.
- abbreviation — An abbreviation is a short form of a word or phrase, made by leaving out some of the letters or by using only the first letter of each word.
- abbreviatory — shortening
- aberrational — characterized by aberration
- abirritation — to make less irritable; soothe.
- abligurition — Prodigal expense for food.
- abolitionary — Relating to or favoring abolition.
- aboriginalia — objects from Aboriginal culture used as decorations, esp when they produce a distorted, sentimental view of Aborigines and Aboriginal history
- aboriginally — of, relating to, or typical of aborigines: aboriginal customs.
- abortionists — Plural form of abortionist.
- abortiveness — imperfect development; rudimentary nature
- absorptional — Relating to absorption.
- absorptivity — a measure of the ability of a material to absorb radiation, equal to the internal absorptance of a homogeneous layer of the material under conditions in which the path of the radiation has unit length and the boundaries of the layer have no influence
- abstractions — Plural form of abstraction.
- acceleration — The acceleration of a process or change is the fact that it is getting faster and faster.
- access radio — radio programmes made by the general public as distinguished from those made by professional broadcasters
- accessorised — Simple past tense and past participle of accessorise.
- accessorized — Simple past tense and past participle of accessorize.
- accomplisher — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
- according as — to the degree that; in proportion as
- according to — If someone says that something is true according to a particular person, book, or other source of information, they are indicating where they got their information.
- accordionist — a person who plays the accordion, especially with skill.
- accretionary — Of, pertaining to, or in the form of an accretion.
- accusatorial — containing or implying blame or strong criticism
- acepromazine — an orange-colored oil, C19H22N2OS, used as a tranquilizer, esp. to immobilize large animals, and to relieve nausea
- acetonitrile — a colourless organic chemical, CH3CN, used chiefly as a solvent
- acetostearin — a waxlike, nongreasy solid, C 23 H 44 O 5 : used chiefly as a food preservative and as a plasticizer.
- achlorhydria — the absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice
- achlorhydric — relating to a lack of gastric hydrochloric acid
- achromatopia — Defective ability to see colours.
- acid-forming — (of an oxide or element) yielding an acid when dissolved in water or having an oxide that forms an acid in water; acidic
- acoustimeter — a portable electronic device for measuring noise levels, especially those of traffic.
- acrocyanosis — cyanosis of the hands and feet due to poor circulation of the blood
- acrophonetic — relating to the use of symbols to represent sounds
- acrostically — In the manner of an acrostic.
- actinometers — Plural form of actinometer.
- actinometric — Of or pertaining to actinometry.
- actinomorphy — The condition of being actinomorphic.
- action grant — funds awarded by the federal government on a competitive basis to cities that submit plans for urban development and are able to show that such plans have the cooperation and endorsement of private investors.
- action group — a group of people who come together to fight for a particular cause or to carry out a particular task
- adenoviruses — Plural form of adenovirus.
- adiaphoresis — absence or reduction of perspiration.
- adiaphoretic — preventing or reducing perspiration.
- adiponitrile — a colorless liquid, C 6 H 8 N 2 , used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.
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