12-letter words containing r, u, n, d, a
- unattributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncalled-for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- uncelebrated — not celebrated or marked by festivities; unremarked
- unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
- uncharnelled — removed from a charnel; exhumed
- uncirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- uncontracted — drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken.
- uncorrelated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- uncreditable — of ignoble character
- undeliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- under arrest — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- under canvas — If you are living and sleeping under canvas, you are living and sleeping in a tent.
- under threat — If a person or thing is under threat, there is a danger that something unpleasant might be done to them, or that they might cease to exist.
- under-manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- underachieve — to perform, especially academically, below the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- underbearing — unassuming
- underblanket — a blanket placed under a bottom sheet
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- underdrawers — an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs. Compare drawer (def 2).
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- undereducate — to educate too little or poorly.
- undergarment — an article of underwear.
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- underlayment — material laid between a subfloor and a finish floor of linoleum, asphalt tile, etc.
- undermanning — the condition of not having enough employees to function properly
- undermeaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- underservant — a servant of inferior or subordinate rank.
- undersparred — having spars too small to carry the necessary sail.
- understaffed — having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed.
- understander — a person who understands
- understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- understratum — a substratum.
- undersurface — underside; bottom surface.
- undertakable — able to be undertaken
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- undertenancy — the tenancy held by an undertenant; a sublease
- undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- underzealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- undesecrated — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- undeterrable — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable