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11-letter words containing r, u, w, e

  • ground wave — a radio wave that propagates on or near the earth's surface and is affected by the ground and the troposphere.
  • ground wire — a lead from an electric apparatus to the earth or to a ground connection.
  • groundswell — a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
  • groundwater — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
  • guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
  • guinea worm — a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
  • gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
  • house owner — A house owner is a person who owns a house.
  • housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
  • houseworker — a paid employee in a home, as a maid or cook.
  • hunker down — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
  • include war — Excessive multi-leveled including within a discussion thread, a practice that tends to annoy readers. In a forum with high-traffic newsgroups, such as Usenet, this can lead to flames and the urge to start a kill file.
  • jesuit ware — Chinese porcelain of the early 18th century, decorated with Christian motifs, usually in black and gold on a white background.
  • journeywork — the work of a journeyman.
  • lacquerware — Articles that have a decorative lacquer coating, viewed collectively.
  • lacquerwork — lacquered wood, often with ivory inlays
  • leisurewear — casual clothes that are designed for wear during leisure time.
  • low hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 2 feet 6 inches (76 cm) high.
  • lower bound — an element less than or equal to all the elements in a given set: The numbers 0 and 1 are lower bounds of the set consisting of 1, 2, and 3.
  • lower court — any court other than the highest court in a jurisdiction
  • lower house — one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.
  • lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
  • lumber with — If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you.
  • musk flower — a sticky-hairy plant, Mimulus moschata, of the figwort family, native to northern and western North America, having pale-yellow flowers and a musky odor.
  • nature walk — a walk on a nature trail, especially with an experienced guide.
  • new country — a style of country music that emerged in the late 1980s characterized by a more contemporary sound and down-to-earth rather than sentimental lyrics
  • newburyport — a city in NE Massachusetts.
  • number work — simple arithmetic and similar mathematical procedures as used and studied at primary level
  • outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
  • outswingers — Plural form of outswinger.
  • outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
  • overwrought — extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
  • peanut worm — any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.
  • powder blue — a pale blue diluted with gray.
  • powder burn — a skin burn caused by exploding gunpowder.
  • powder puff — fluffy pad for applying powder
  • powder-puff — limited to participation by women or girls: She plays on the powder-puff touch football team.
  • power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
  • power surge — an unexpected, temporary increase in the current or voltage of an electrical circuit
  • pupil power — the influence of or the increased status of the beliefs or actions of pupils
  • purple wire — (jargon, hardware)   Wire installed by IBM Field Engineers to work around problems discovered during testing or debugging. These are called "purple wires" even when (as is frequently the case) they are yellow. Compare blue wire, yellow wire, and red wire.
  • quoteworthy — quotable.
  • round tower — a freestanding circular stone belfry built in Ireland from the 10th century beside a monastery and used as a place of refuge
  • rule of law — the principle that all people and institutions are subject to and accountable to law that is fairly applied and enforced; the principle of government by law.
  • rupturewort — a plant, Herniaria glabra, of the pink family
  • schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
  • screw auger — an auger having a helical outer surface suggesting a screw thread.
  • show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
  • shower unit — fitted shower
  • slumdweller — a person who lives in a slum.
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