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12-letter words containing r, u, y, s

  • groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
  • gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
  • gullywashers — Plural form of gullywasher.
  • gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
  • gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
  • gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
  • harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
  • hearsay rule — the rule making hearsay evidence inadmissible.
  • helichrysums — Plural form of helichrysum.
  • heterogynous — having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.
  • heteronymous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
  • heterozygous — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
  • horrendously — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
  • host country — nation staging an international event
  • humourlessly — Alternative spelling of humorlessly.
  • hundred days — the period from March 20 to June 28, 1815, between the arrival of Napoleon in Paris, after his escape from Elba, and his abdication after the battle of Waterloo.
  • hurry-scurry — headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion.
  • hydromedusae — Irregular plural form of hydromedusa.
  • hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
  • hydrophilous — pollinated by the agency of water.
  • hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
  • hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
  • hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
  • hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
  • hyperarousal — A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.
  • hypersensual — extremely or excessively sensual
  • hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
  • hypochlorous — of or derived from hypochlorous acid.
  • hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
  • ichthyosaurs — Plural form of ichthyosaur.
  • idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
  • illustratory — Serving to illustrate.
  • immeasurably — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
  • imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
  • inclusionary — (of zoning, housing programs, etc.) stipulating that a certain percentage of new housing will be priced within the reach of middle-income buyers or renters.
  • indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
  • industrially — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • industrywide — from, covering, or affecting an entire industry: industrywide profits.
  • ingloriously — In an inglorious manner.
  • inquiry desk — a section of an office, business etc, which deals with inquiries nor requests for information
  • insufferably — not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
  • insurability — capable of being or proper to be insured, as against loss or harm.
  • ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
  • irresolutely — In an irresolute or wavering manner.
  • jeopardously — with risk or peril
  • job security — chances of staying in employment
  • juristically — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
  • jury process — the writ used to summon jurors
  • kikuyu grass — a type of fast-growing tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to E Africa
  • labouriously — Alternative form of laboriously.
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