11-letter words containing t, u, a
- acquisitory — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- acquittance — a release from or settlement of a debt, etc
- act curtain — Theater. a curtain for closing the proscenium opening between acts or scenes.
- active duty — Active duty means the same as active service.
- actual cost — the cost of a product based on incurred costs of material and labor required in its production.
- actualising — Present participle of actualise.
- actualistic — the doctrine that all reality is animate or in motion.
- actualities — Plural form of actuality.
- actualizing — Present participle of actualize.
- actuarially — in an actuarial manner
- acuminating — Present participle of acuminate.
- acumination — A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
- acupuncture — Acupuncture is the treatment of a person's illness or pain by sticking small needles into their body at certain places.
- acute angle — an angle that is less than 90°
- ad extremum — to or at the very end
- addititious — increasing
- adenomatous — characterized by a collection of glandular growths
- adeodatus i — Deusdedit.
- adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- adjudgement — the act of adjudging
- adjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- adjudicates — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- adjudicator — a judge, esp in a competition
- adjustments — Plural form of adjustment.
- adulterants — Plural form of adulterant.
- adulterated — made inferior, impure, etc. by adulterating
- adulterates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adulterate.
- adulterator — One who or that which adulterates, or harms the purity of, something.
- adultescent — an adult who is still actively interested in youth culture
- adumbrating — Present participle of adumbrate.
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- adumbrative — foreshadowing; sketchy; faintly indicative.
- adventurers — Plural form of adventurer.
- adventuress — a woman who seeks adventure, esp one who seeks success or money through daring exploits
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- adventurism — Adventurism is a willingness to take risks, especially in order to obtain an unfair advantage in politics or business.
- adventurist — If you describe someone or something as adventurist, you disapprove of them because they are willing to take risks in order to gain an unfair advantage in business or politics.
- adventurous — Someone who is adventurous is willing to take risks and to try new methods. Something that is adventurous involves new things or ideas.
- aeroculture — a method of growing plants without soil by suspending them above sprays that constantly moisten the roots with water and nutrients.
- aeronautics — Aeronautics is the science of designing and building aeroplanes.
- affluential — an affluent person who does not display his or her wealth in the form of material possessions
- affrightful — causing fright or alarm
- after hours — occurring, engaged in, or operating after the normal or legal closing time for business: an after-hours drinking club.
- after-hours — You use after-hours to describe activities which happen after the end of the usual time for them.
- after-lunch — occurring after a midday meal
- afterburner — a device in the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine for removing or rendering harmless potentially dangerous components in the exhaust gases
- aftersupper — happening in the period of time between supper and bedtime
- agapetus ii — died a.d. 955, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 946–955.
- agastrophus — a son of Paeon who was slain by Diomedes.
- agglutinant — sticking together; adhesive