11-letter words containing r, e, s, u
- irresoluble — incapable of being solved or clarified.
- irresolubly — In a irresoluble manner.
- isoceraunic — representing, having, or indicating equality in the frequency or intensity of thunderstorms: isoceraunic line; isoceraunic map.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- isoxsuprine — a sympathomimetic vasodilator, C 18 H 23 NO 3 , used in certain types of peripheral vascular disease.
- issue price — The issue price of shares is the price at which they are offered for sale when they first become available to the public.
- iteroparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit more than once (usually many times) before dying
- jesuit ware — Chinese porcelain of the early 18th century, decorated with Christian motifs, usually in black and gold on a white background.
- jesus freak — a member of any of several fundamentalist groups of chiefly young people (Jesus people) originating in the early 1970s and emphasizing intense personal devotion to and study of Jesus Christ and His teachings.
- jocoserious — Simultaneously jocular and serious; mixing mirth with serious matters.
- john sutter — John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- juan flores — Juan José [hwahn haw-se] /ʰwɑn hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
- judicatures — Plural form of judicature.
- judiciaries — Plural form of judiciary.
- juggernauts — Plural form of juggernaut.
- jumpmasters — Plural form of jumpmaster.
- jumpstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of jumpstart.
- jury system — a legal system used to determine the facts in a lawsuit
- jus naturae — law of nature; natural law
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- kauri resin — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- kelly hours — a suggestion for the name of the hours before and after the traditional school day during which child-minding facilities are provided for the children of working parents
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- kernel smut — a disease of sorghum and other grasses in which the grains are replaced by the black spores of a smut fungus, especially of the genera Tilletia and Ustilago.
- kernicterus — (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
- kettledrums — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
- kitesurfing — The sport or pastime of riding on a modified surfboard while holding on to a specially designed kite, using the wind for propulsion.
- klausenburg — German name of Cluj-Napoca.
- knee-sprung — (of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.
- konrad zuse — (person) The designer of the first programming language, Plankalkül, and the first fully functional program-controlled electromechanical digital computer in the world, the Z3. He died on 1995-12-18 in Huenfeld, Germany.
- krugersdorp — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa, NW of Johannesburg.
- kulturkreis — formerly, a complex of related cultural traits assumed to diffuse or radiate outward as a unit in concentric waves or circles.
- lack-luster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- landlubbers — Plural form of landlubber.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- launderings — Plural form of laundering.
- laundresses — Plural form of laundress.
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- legislature — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- leisureless — Without leisure; perpetually busy or labouring.
- leisurewear — casual clothes that are designed for wear during leisure time.
- lens turret — a rotating device on a camera for bringing any of several lenses in front of the shutter.
- leper house — a hospital for lepers; leprosarium.