11-letter words containing s, r, u
- nonreusable — not capable of being reused
- nonsequitur — Alternative form of non sequitur.
- nonsingular — not singular. Compare singular (def 7).
- nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
- nonsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- nonvascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- normanesque — in the style of Norman architecture, a variety of Romanesque architecture.
- noroviruses — Plural form of norovirus.
- nose around — pry, snoop
- nostradamus — (Michel de Nostredame) 1503–66, French astrologer.
- notoriously — widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.
- noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- nuclear sap — karyolymph
- nudibranchs — Plural form of nudibranch.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- number keys — keypad
- number sign — a symbol (#) for “number” or “numbered”: item #8 on the list.
- numerations — Plural form of numeration.
- nurse shark — any of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, especially Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
- nurserymaid — Nursemaid.
- nursing bra — a bra for breastfeeding mothers which provides additional support and has cups that can be folded down so the infant can be fed without the mother having to remove the bra
- nutcrackers — Plural form of nutcracker.
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obscuration — the act of obscuring.
- obscurement — The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
- obscureness — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obscurities — Plural form of obscurity.
- obstructing — Present participle of obstruct.
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- obtrusively — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- occurrences — the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- octandrious — having eight stamens.
- odoriferous — yielding or diffusing an odor.
- oedipus rex — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- offscouring — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- old russian — Russian as used in documents before 1600. Abbreviation: ORuss.
- oligomerous — having a small number of component parts
- ombrogenous — (of plants) able to flourish in wet conditions
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- omnivourous — Misspelling of omnivorous.
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- oncoviruses — Plural form of oncovirus.
- onerousness — The state or characteristic of of being onerous.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- open source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
- open-source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.