12-letter words containing o, u, t, r, e, d
- subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- superconduct — to conduct electricity very efficiently or without resistance, to act as a superconductor
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- thoroughbred — of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
- thought-read — to read someone's mind or psychically know what someone's thoughts are
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
- thundercloud — cumulonimbus.
- thunderstone — any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- torpedo tube — a tube through which a self-propelled torpedo is launched, usually by the explosion of a charge of powder.
- torso murder — a murder in which the body of the victim is dismembered at the torso.
- tow-coloured — pale yellow; flaxen
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trou-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
- tuberculosed — tuberculous
- tuckered out — exhausted
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turned comma — quotation mark.
- tutor period — (in British secondary schools) a school period for which a tutor group comes together with their tutor
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- unconfronted — to face in hostility or defiance; oppose: The feuding factions confronted one another.
- uncontracted — drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken.
- uncontrolled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- uncorrelated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- under escort — with armed accompaniment
- under-report — to give an insufficient account or report of
- underclothes — clothes worn under outer clothes.
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- understocked — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- underwrought — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- unelaborated — not elaborated
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unintroduced — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- united front — a coalition formed to oppose a force that menaces the interests of all the members: They presented a united front against the enemy.
- unobstructed — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unoriginated — not originated
- unornamented — not decorated; unadorned
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.