11-letter words containing r, e, c, a, t
- nonvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- noticeboard — Alternative spelling of notice board.
- nut-cracker — an instrument or device for cracking the shells of nuts.
- nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
- obsecration — to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
- obstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- oceanfronts — Plural form of oceanfront.
- octahedrite — anatase.
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- octahydrate — (chemistry) A hydrate whose solid contains eight molecules of water of crystallization per molecule, or per unit cell.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- on the rack — If you say that someone is on the rack, you mean that they are suffering either physically or mentally.
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- orchestrate — Arrange or score (music) for orchestral performance.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- orthoclases — Plural form of orthoclase.
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- ostracoderm — any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates.
- ostreaceous — oyster-like
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
- outreaching — Present participle of outreach.
- ovariectomy — the operation of removing one or both ovaries; oophorectomy.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- overcaution — excessive caution
- overcoating — a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
- overeducate — to educate too much
- overreacted — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- oyster crab — a pea crab, Pinnotheres ostreum, the female of which lives as a commensal within the mantle cavity of oysters.
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- palaearctic — of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- paper match — book match.
- parabematic — relating to the parabema
- parableptic — relating to parablepsis
- paracetamol — painkilling drug
- paragenetic — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- parcel-gilt — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- participate — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
- party piece — Someone's party piece is something that they often do to entertain people, especially at parties, for example singing a particular song or saying a particular poem.
- pastry case — a case made of pastry that is filled with fruit, custard etc to make a tart or flan
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.