11-letter words containing r, i, n, s
- bristliness — the quality of being bristly
- brittleness — the quality of being brittle
- brown shirt — (in Nazi Germany) a storm trooper
- brown swiss — a hardy breed of large, brown dairy cattle, first raised in Switzerland
- brownnosing — If you accuse someone of brownnosing, you are saying in a rather offensive way that they are agreeing with someone important in order to get their support.
- brownsville — city & port in S Tex., on the Rio Grande: pop. 140,000
- burnishment — the act or process of burnishing
- burns night — (in Scotland) 25 January, the traditional date for holding a celebratory meal (Burns supper) in honour of Robert Burns
- bushranging — the life of a bushranger
- caipirinhas — Plural form of caipirinha.
- calc-sinter — travertine
- calendarise — apportion (eg budget) to equal units of time (usually months) within a year
- calendarist — a person who calendarizes
- campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
- campestrian — Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
- canis major — a constellation in the S hemisphere close to Orion, containing Sirius, the brightest star in the sky
- canis minor — a small constellation in the N hemisphere close to Orion, containing the first magnitude star Procyon
- canisterise — to put into canisters
- canisterize — to put into canisters
- cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
- cantilevers — Plural form of cantilever.
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- capri pants — women's tight-fitting trousers
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- carabineers — Plural form of carabineer.
- carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
- carbon sink — areas of vegetation, esp forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
- carillonist — a carillonneur
- carjackings — Plural form of carjacking.
- carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carniferous — bearing flesh.
- carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
- carotenoids — Plural form of carotenoid.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpathians — a mountain range in central Europe, extending from N Slovakia to central Romania. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- carsickness — a feeling of nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, as a result of the motion of the car in which one is traveling.
- carson city — a city in W Nevada, capital of the state. Pop: 55 311 (2003 est)
- cartoonists — Plural form of cartoonist.
- cashierment — the action of rejecting or dismissing
- casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
- castrations — Plural form of castration.
- catarrhines — Plural form of catarrhine.
- centenaries — Plural form of centenary.
- centerlines — Plural form of centerline.
- centilitres — Plural form of centilitre.
- centimeters — one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviation: cm, cm.