11-letter words containing r, o, t, a, u
- recatalogue — to catalogue (something, such as a book or collection of books) again
- recuperator — a person or thing that recuperates.
- redoubtable — that is to be feared; formidable.
- reductional — of, characterized by, or relating to reduction
- reeducation — to educate again, as for new purposes.
- reformulate — to formulate again.
- reinoculate — to inoculate again
- rejuvenator — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- reluctation — opposition, struggle, resistance
- remunerator — to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- repudiatory — the act of repudiating.
- retrobulbar — situated behind the eyeball.
- retrosexual — a heterosexual man who spends little time and money on his personal appearance
- retroussage — the technique or action, in etching or engraving, of drawing up ink from within the incised lines of an inked plate by deftly passing a soft cloth across its surface in order to spread ink to the adjacent areas.
- revaluation — to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
- rhizanthous — bearing flowers directly from the root.
- rhizomatous — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- right about — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- rock beauty — a gold and black butterflyfish, Holocanthus tricolor, ranging from the West Indies to Brazil.
- rogue state — When politicians or journalists talk about a rogue state, they mean a country that they regard as a threat to their own country's security, for example because it supports terrorism.
- rome beauty — a large, red variety of apple, used chiefly for baking.
- root around — rummage
- rose quartz — a rose-red to pink variety of crystalline quartz usually found in massive form and used as a gem or ornamental stone.
- 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.
- rotary pump — a pump for transferring water or other fluids by the rotating action of its component parts, as by the meshing of vanes or screws.
- rotogravure — a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder.
- 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 steak — a steak cut from directly above the hind leg of beef.
- 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.
- rousseauist — the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
- route march — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
- ruminations — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- rummage out — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- rural route — a mail delivery route in a rural area.
- rustication — Also called rustic work. Architecture. any of various forms of ashlar so dressed and tooled that the visible faces are raised above or otherwise contrasted with the horizontal and usually the vertical joints.
- saburration — the use of heated sand in healing
- sailor suit — naval uniform
- sarcomatous — any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- shootaround — an informal match or practice session
- south korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- southeaster — a wind or storm from the southeast.
- southlander — a person from the south
- southwardly — toward the south