11-letter words containing u, n, c, r
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- knackwursts — Plural form of knackwurst.
- knock rummy — a variety of rummy for two to six players, in which a player can end a game by laying down a hand with any number of points in cards not included in sets.
- knockwursts — Plural form of knockwurst.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucubration — laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night.
- lucy stoner — a person who advocates the retention of the maiden name by married women. Compare Stone (def 5).
- lunar cycle — Metonic cycle.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- lung cancer — malignant disease affecting the lungs
- maceranduba — the milk tree, native to Brazil
- mach number — a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- macromutant — undergoing macromutation.
- macronuclei — Plural form of macronucleus.
- main course — Nautical. a square mainsail.
- manducatory — Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.
- manicurists — Plural form of manicurist.
- manufactory — a factory.
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- manuscripts — Plural form of manuscript.
- marcellinus — Saint, died a.d. 304, pope 296–304.
- matriculant — a person who matriculates; a candidate for matriculation.
- mecklenburg — a former state in NE Germany, formed in 1934 from two states (Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- microfungus — A fungus in which no sexual process has been observed or in which the reproductive organs are microscopic.
- micronuclei — Plural form of micronucleus.
- micturating — Present participle of micturate.
- micturition — the act of passing urine; urination.
- mini-course — a brief intensive course of study
- minicourses — Plural form of minicourse.
- misconstrue — to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.
- misinstruct — To instruct badly or wrongly.
- monocarpous — having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
- monocularly — In a monocular manner.
- monoculture — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
- mononuclear — Also, mononucleate. Cell Biology. having only one nucleus.
- mr nice guy — a typically pleasant, likable person who avoids causing trouble or dissension (sometimes used with Miss, Ms., or Mrs. instead of Mr. when referring to a female).
- muck around — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- muck-raking — If you accuse someone of muck-raking, you are criticizing them for finding and spreading unpleasant or embarrassing information about someone, especially a public figure.
- mucoprotein — a protein that yields carbohydrates as well as amino acids on hydrolysis.
- multicarbon — having several carbon atoms
- multicenter — (medicine, of a study) Taking place at multiple locations.