11-letter words containing r, a, b, o
- protestable — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- protuberant — bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes.
- protuberate — to bulge out, forming a rounded projection.
- prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
- pulmobranch — a respiratory organ found in some invertebrates
- pyroballogy — the study of artillery
- pyrolysable — able to be pyrolysed
- rabbit food — raw vegetables, especially those used in salads, as lettuce, carrots, radishes, or celery.
- rabbit hole — opening of a rabbit's burrow
- radiocarbon — Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
- rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
- raking bond — a brickwork bond in which concealed courses of diagonally laid bricks are used to bond exposed brickwork to the wall structure.
- rambouillet — one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.
- ration book — a book showing an individual's entitlement to certain rationed goods
- razor blade — a sharp-edged metal blade for use in a razor.
- rebroadcast — to broadcast again from the same station.
- recombinant — of or resulting from new combinations of genetic material: recombinant cells.
- recoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- redoubtable — that is to be feared; formidable.
- relocatable — constructed so as to be movable; portable, prefabricated, or modular: relocatable classroom units.
- report back — If you report back to someone, you tell them about something that they asked you to find out about.
- reprobation — disapproval, condemnation, or censure.
- reprobative — reprobating; expressing reprobation.
- retrobulbar — situated behind the eyeball.
- revibration — the act of vibrating.
- rex begonia — a plant, Begonia rex, native to India, having wrinkled, variegated leaves and thick, hairy stems, and cultivated in many varieties.
- rhabdocoele — any member of the turbellarian flatworm order Neorhabdocoela, comprising both freshwater and marine species, having a simple saclike digestive system.
- rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
- rhabdomyoma — a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.
- rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.
- right about — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- road bridge — a bridge for road traffic
- roadability — the ability of a motor vehicle to maintain a steady, balanced, and comfortable ride, especially under a variety of road conditions.
- robber crab — a terrestrial crab, Birgus latro, of the Indo-Pacific region, known for its habit of climbing coconut palms to feed on the nuts
- robbinsdale — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- robot plane — an unmanned plane
- robotically — in a robotic manner
- rock beauty — a gold and black butterflyfish, Holocanthus tricolor, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.
- rock rabbit — rock hyrax.
- rod bearing — a bearing in the metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion
- rollerblade — (often lowercase) to skate on in-line skates.
- roman blind — a window blind consisting of a length of material which, when drawn up, gathers into horizontal folds from the bottom
- roman brick — a long, thin face brick, usually yellow-brown and having a length about eight times its thickness.
- rome beauty — a large, red variety of apple, used chiefly for baking.
- rooibos tea — tea prepared from any of several species of Borbonia or Aspalanthus, believed to have tonic properties
- rotary club — a local club of business and professional men that is a member of a world-wide organization of similar clubs (Rotary International) devoted to serving the community and promoting world peace.
- rotor blade — one airfoil of the rotor of a rotary-wing aircraft.
- round about — In spoken English, round about means approximately.
- round table — conference, meeting
- round-table — noting or pertaining to a conference, discussion, or deliberation in which each participant has equal status, equal time to present views, etc.: round-table discussions.