11-letter words containing t, h, u, r
- readthrough — reading (def 1).
- reauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- return half — the return part of a two-way ticket
- reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- rheumaticky — affected with rheumatism
- rhizanthous — bearing flowers directly from the root.
- rhizomatous — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- right about — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
- righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- rinthereout — a vagrant or homeless person
- ritual bath — a mikvah.
- river-mouth — an estuary
- rock thrush — any of several Old World thrushes of the genus Monticola, usually having bluish plumage, especially M. saxatilis, of Europe.
- rough draft — writing: unfinished version
- rough stuff — violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting.
- rough trade — male homosexual prostitution, especially involving brutality or sadism.
- route march — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- rubbish tip — dump for refuse
- rude health — If someone is in rude health, they are strong and healthy.
- rue the day — If you rue the day that you did something, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results.
- rufter hood — a temporary, loosely fitted hood used on newly captured hawks.
- rugby shirt — a knitted pullover sport shirt usually in bold horizontal stripes and having a white collar and neckline placket, styled after the shirts traditionally worn by the members of Rugby teams.
- run through — an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- run-through — the performing of a sequence of designated actions, especially as a trial prior to actual performance; rehearsal; practice.
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- see through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- see-through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- shea butter — a solid, greenish, yellowish, or whitish fat derived from the seeds of the shea tree, used for food and in the manufacture of soaps and candles.
- shootaround — an informal match or practice session
- shot putter — a sportsperson who competes in the shot put
- shot-putter — a participant in shot put.
- shower unit — fitted shower
- shunt motor — A shunt motor is a direct current motor whose two windings are in parallel, with the same voltage across each.
- shutter-bug — an amateur photographer, especially one who is greatly devoted to the hobby.
- shutterless — lacking a shutter
- sit through — endure the whole of
- slaughtered — the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
- song thrush — a common, European songbird, Turdus philomelos.
- south korea — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- south river — a borough in central New Jersey.
- south tyrol — a former part of the Austrian state of Tyrol: ceded to Italy in 1919, becoming the Bolzano and Trento provinces of the Trentino-Alto Adige Autonomous Region. Area: 14 037 sq km (5420 sq miles)
- southbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
- southeaster — a wind or storm from the southeast.
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- southernize — to make or become southern
- southlander — a person from the south
- southwardly — toward the south