15-letter words containing r, u, m, i
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- underestimation — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- underinvestment — insufficient investment or laying out of money with the expectation of profit
- undress uniform — a uniform worn on other than formal occasions.
- unearned income — income received from property, as interest, dividends, or the like.
- unfamiliarities — not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
- ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- unintermittedly — in an unintermitted manner
- universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
- unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- unparliamentary — not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- untransmigrated — not transmigrated; not transferred or caused to be transferred
- untransmissible — intransmissible
- upper extremity — arm
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- uralian emerald — demantoid: not a true emerald.
- uranium dioxide — a black, crystalline compound, UO 2 , insoluble in water, used in nuclear fuel rods, in ceramics, and pigments.
- uranium-bearing — containing or producing uranium
- urban migration — the process of people moving from rural areas to cities
- utility program — system software used to perform standard operations, as sorting data or copying data from one file to another, for application programs or other system software.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- vitreous humour — the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body
- wallpaper music — music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
- weimar republic — the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.
- white supremacy — the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial groups, especially black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.
- wind instrument — a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute.
- writ of summons — a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint.
- ytterbium oxide — a colorless compound, Yb 2 O 3 , used in certain alloys and ceramics.
- zirconium oxide — Chemistry. a white, heavy, amorphous, odorless and tasteless, infusible, water-insoluble powder, ZrO 2 , used chiefly as a pigment for paints, an abrasive, and in the manufacture of refractory crucibles.