11-letter words containing u, n, c, r, t, a
- retinaculum — Anatomy, Zoology. any of various small structures that hook, clasp, or bind other structures to move them or hold them in place.
- rubefacient — causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.
- rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
- rusticating — to go to the country.
- rustication — Also called rustic work. Architecture. any of various forms of ashlar so dressed and tooled that the visible faces are raised above or otherwise contrasted with the horizontal and usually the vertical joints.
- sanctuarize — to give sanctuary to
- sand-struck — (of bricks) made with a mold lined with sand to permit freeing.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
- scatter-gun — a shotgun
- stump ranch — (in British Columbia) an undeveloped ranch in the bush where animals graze among the stumps of felled trees
- subcontract — a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
- subcontrary — one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
- surfcasting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- taciturnity — Scots Law. the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor.
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- the centaur — the constellation Centaurus
- the curtain — the end of a scene of a play, opera, etc, marked by the fall or closing of the curtain
- thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
- touring car — an open automobile designed for five or more passengers.
- traducement — to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
- traducingly — in a traducing manner
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- transuranic — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
- trojan duck — a duck that is a carrier of avian flu and is therefore a threat to other birds and also to humans, but which shows no outward signs of infection
- trunk cabin — a cabin of a yacht that presents a long, low profile with a relatively unbroken line fore and aft. Compare doghouse (def 2).
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- unattracted — to draw by a physical force causing or tending to cause to approach, adhere, or unite; pull (opposed to repel): The gravitational force of the earth attracts smaller bodies to it.
- unbracketed — not bracketed; not enclosed by brackets; not connected together by brackets
- uncastrated — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- uncertainly — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- unchartered — without a charter.
- unchristian — not conforming to Christian teaching or principles: unchristian selfishness.
- unclarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- uncurtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.
- uncustomary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- undecorated — exhibiting no decoration or unadorned
- under watch — If someone is being kept under watch, they are being guarded or observed all the time.
- underaction — inadequate activity
- underactive — insufficiently active: an underactive thyroid gland.
- unicolorate — of one colour
- unit factor — a gene; a sequence of nucleotides that functions as the hereditary unit for a single character.
- unpatriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- unpractical — not practical; impractical; lacking practical usefulness or wisdom.
- unpracticed — not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor.