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.