11-letter words containing r, o, a, d, u
- road-runner — either of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, especially G. californianus (greater roadrunner)
- roll around — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- roll-around — equipped with wheels or casters so as to be easily movable from one location to another: a roll-around kitchen counter.
- root around — rummage
- rough draft — writing: unfinished version
- rough trade — male homosexual prostitution, especially involving brutality or sadism.
- round about — In spoken English, round about means approximately.
- round angle — perigon.
- round dance — a dance performed by couples and characterized by circular or revolving movement, as the waltz.
- round steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- round table — conference, meeting
- round-faced — having a face that is round.
- 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.
- roundarched — having semicircular arches
- roundheaded — (of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.
- sand grouse — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
- saucer dome — a dome having the form of a segment of a sphere, with the center well below the springing line; a shallow dome, as in Roman or Byzantine architecture.
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- scarf cloud — pileus (def 3).
- send around — to put into circulation
- shootaround — an informal match or practice session
- shop around — compare prices
- show around — guide round a new place
- shroud-laid — noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.
- slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
- southlander — a person from the south
- southwardly — toward the south
- square-toed — with the toes squared off
- stock guard — a barrier for keeping cattle and other animals off the tracks or right of way.
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subordinacy — a subordinate person or thing.
- subordinary — any of several heraldic bearings of secondary importance to the ordinary, such as the lozenge, the orle, and the fret
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- sugarcoated — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- superabound — to abound beyond something else.
- suraddition — an additional title
- talk around — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- tetrandrous — having four stamens.
- tetrapodous — of or related to a tetrapod
- top-up card — a card bought by a mobile phone user entitling him or her to a stipulated amount of credit for future calls
- touch-ready — (of software) ready to work on touch-screen computers and devices
- trade route — any route usually taken by merchant ships, caravans, etc.
- trade union — a labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry.
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
- troubadours — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
- tudorbethan — (of a contemporary building) imitative of Tudor and Elizabethan architecture
- turn around — move to face away
- ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.