11-letter words containing u, n, c, l, t
- occultation — Astronomy. the passage of one celestial body in front of another, thus hiding the other from view: applied especially to the moon's coming between an observer and a star or planet.
- octonocular — eight-eyed
- old country — the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.
- on the club — away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit
- outbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outbalance.
- outbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbalance.
- outclassing — Present participle of outclass.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- pedunculate — having a peduncle.
- perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- phlyctenule — a small phlyctena
- plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
- policy unit — a body of political advisors to the British Prime Minister
- prepunctual — arriving before the appointed time
- prolocution — an introductory remark or speech
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- punctilious — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- punctualist — a person who is concerned with points of conduct
- punctuality — the quality or state of being punctual.
- punctulated — bearing small spots or dots
- puritanical — very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
- quiescently — being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
- radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- rectangular — shaped like a rectangle.
- recurrently — that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
- reductional — of, characterized by, or relating to reduction
- reinoculate — to inoculate again
- reluctantly — unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate.
- reluctation — opposition, struggle, resistance
- retinaculum — Anatomy, Zoology. any of various small structures that hook, clasp, or bind other structures to move them or hold them in place.
- sacculation — formed into or having a saccule, sac, or saclike dilation.
- saint lucia — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- saint-cloud — a city in central Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- sansculotte — (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
- santa claus — a benevolent figure of legend, associated with Saint Nicholas, supposed to bring gifts to children on Christmas Eve.
- sculpturing — the act of sculpturing or carving
- social unit — a person or a group of persons, as a family, functioning as a unit in society.
- soft launch — the launch of a website in stages, with regular updating
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- staunchless — not able to be stanched
- succulently — full of juice; juicy.
- syndactylus — a person having united or webbed fingers or toes.
- tactfulness — having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tentaculate — having tentacles
- tentaculite — a fossil of the genus Tentaculites