11-letter words containing r, u, h
- unwithering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- up-gathered — to gather up or together: to upgather information.
- upholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- upholsterer — a person whose business it is to upholster furniture and, sometimes, to furnish and put in place hangings, curtains, carpets, etc.
- upholstress — a female upholsterer
- upper house — one of two branches of a legislature generally smaller and less representative than the lower branch, as the Senate of the U.S. Congress.
- upper sixth — (in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) the final year of sixth form
- uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- upstretched — stretched upward, as the arms.
- uranography — the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and especially of the fixed stars.
- urethrotomy — an operation to cut a stricture of the urethra.
- urochordate — having a urochord.
- uttarakhand — a state in NW India, created in 2000 from part of Uttar Pradesh. 19,739 sq. mi. (51,123 sq. km). Capital. Dehra Dun.
- uttaranchal — a state of N India, created in 2000 from the N part of Uttar Pradesh: in the Himalayas, rising to over 7500 m (25 000 ft); rice, tea, and timber. Capital: Dehra Dun. Pop: 8 479 562 (2001). Area: 51 125 sq km (19 739 sq miles)
- van der hum — a spicy liqueur from South Africa, flavored with tangerine and herbs.
- vapour bath — the act of bathing in vapour, formerly believed to have medicinal benefits
- vellus hair — short fine unpigmented hair covering the human body
- venus'-hair — a maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris) of tropical America and the S U.S.
- walkthrough — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- warehousing — an act or instance of a person or company that warehouses something.
- watch guard — a short chain, cord, or ribbon for securing a watch when worn on the person.
- waterthrush — A thrushlike North American warbler related to the ovenbird, found near woodland streams and swamps.
- westborough — a town in central Massachusetts.
- whalesucker — a large, blue remora, Remora australis, that attaches itself to whales and dolphins.
- wheat flour — powdered cereal grain
- whereabouts — about where? where?
- whirlabouts — Plural form of whirlabout.
- white flour — flour that consists substantially of the starchy endosperm of wheat, most of the bran and the germ having been removed by the milling process
- whodunnitry — the style or genre of novels, plays, etc concerned with crime
- whore-house — a house or apartment in which prostitutes are available for hire; house of prostitution; brothel.
- win through — succeed despite obstacles
- with a rush — suddenly and forcefully
- wood thrush — a large thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, common in woodlands of eastern North America, and noted for its melodious song.
- xanthinuria — An abnormally high level of xanthine in one's urine.
- xeranthemum — any of a Mediterranean genus of plants having flower heads that are dry and retain their colour and shape for years: family Asteraceae (composites)
- xerophilous — Botany. growing in or adapted to dry, especially dry and hot, regions.
- yarboroughs — Plural form of yarborough.
- yoghurt pot — a small, usually plastic, container that is used for selling yogurt and, when empty, is often used as a craft material
- youth court — a court that deals with juvenile offenders and children beyond parental control or in need of care
- youth crime — crime committed by juvenile offenders
- youth group — an organization of young people, as for social purposes, usually under the sponsorship of a church, political organization, or the like.
- zarathustra — Zoroaster.
- zauschneria — Epilobium canum, a North American willowherb.