11-letter words containing u, m, r
- consummator — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- contour map — a map that indicates the physical features of the land; topographic map
- copernicium — a highly radioactive element that is produced synthetically. Symbol: Cn; atomic no: 112; atomic wt: 285
- corn muffin — a muffin, often shaped like a cupcake, made from cornmeal.
- corrigendum — an error to be corrected
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- coulometric — (physics, chemistry) of, or relating to coulometry.
- countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- countermark — a mark on an object that is additional to a mark already on that object, and that serves a purpose such as enhancing security, or noting a change in the value of that object, etc
- countermemo — a memorandum responding to another memorandum
- countermine — a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by an enemy
- countermove — A countermove is an action that someone takes in response to an action by another person or group.
- countermure — a wall positioned behind, or before, another wall and hence providing extra defence
- countermyth — a myth that conflicts with another myth
- counterterm — Antithesis.
- countrymade — (in India) Describing a weapon manufactured illegally in a cottage industry.
- county farm — a farm maintained for the poor by a county.
- coursemates — Plural form of coursemate.
- courtierism — the characteristic practices or qualities of a courtier
- covermounts — Plural form of covermount.
- cram course — an intensive course of study designed to review or teach material needed for a specific purpose or, often, material previously taught but not mastered.
- cream sauce — a white sauce made from cream, butter, etc
- crematorium — A crematorium is a building in which the bodies of dead people are burned.
- crepusculum — Crepuscule; twilight; dusk.
- crime squad — (in Britain) a division of the police which identifies and prevents major crimes, esp those crossing regional or national boundaries
- crimebuster — (chiefly, US, informal) A person, especially a law enforcement officer, who is particularly effective in thwarting criminal activity and in bringing criminals to justice.
- crumbliness — The state of being crumbly.
- crunch time — the critical moment
- culmiferous — (of grasses) having a hollow jointed stem
- culturalism — A belief system that emphasizes the role of culture.
- culturomics — the study of human culture and cultural trends over time by means of quantitative analysis of words and phrases in a very large corpus of digitized texts: Culturomics can pinpoint periods of accelerated language change.
- cumbernauld — a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)
- cummerbunds — Plural form of cummerbund.
- curb market — curb (def 5).
- curmudgeons — Plural form of curmudgeon.
- currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- curriculums — Plural form of curriculum.
- currycombed — Simple past tense and past participle of currycomb.
- curtailment — The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it.
- customaries — Plural form of customary.
- customarily — according to custom; usually
- cypripedium — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lip
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- decumbiture — the act of lying recumbent and, in particular, as a sick patient in bed
- demagoguery — the methods, practices, or rhetoric of a demagogue
- demetrius i — (Poliorcetes) 337?–283 b.c, king of Macedonia 294–286 (son of Antigonus I).
- demi-hunter — a watch having a hinged case with a hole in the lid permitting the time to be seen even when the lid is closed.
- demodulator — a device used in demodulation
- demy quarto — a book size, 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches
- denumerable — capable of being put into a one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers; countable