11-letter words containing u, n, c, r
- 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
- truculently — fierce; cruel; savagely brutal.
- truncheoned — the club carried by a police officer; billy.
- truncheoner — someone who carries a truncheon
- 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).
- tumorigenic — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
- turgescence — becoming swollen; swelling.
- ulcerogenic — producing or inducing the formation of an ulcer.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- un-american — not American; not characteristic of or proper to the U.S.; foreign or opposed to the characters, values, standards, goals, etc., of the U.S.
- un-charming — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- 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.
- unbarricade — to unblock or open (a door, etc); to free from a barrier or obstacle
- unbracketed — not bracketed; not enclosed by brackets; not connected together by brackets
- uncared for — If you describe people or animals as uncared for, you mean that they have not been looked after properly and as a result are hungry, dirty, or ill.
- uncared-for — untended; neglected; unkempt: The garden had an uncared-for look.
- 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.
- uncertified — having or proved by a certificate: a certified representative.
- unchartered — without a charter.
- uncherished — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- unchristian — not conforming to Christian teaching or principles: unchristian selfishness.
- unclarified — to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
- unclarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- uncle remus — Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- uncluttered — to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner: All kinds of papers cluttered the top of his desk.
- uncomforted — not comforted or consoled
- unconcerned — not involved or interested; disinterested.
- unconcerted — contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised together: a concerted effort.
- unconfirmed — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
- unconformed — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- unconquered — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- unconserved — to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength for the race.
- unconstrued — to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- uncontrived — obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained: a contrived story.
- unconverged — to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
- unconverted — noting a specified type of person who has been converted from the religion, beliefs, or attitudes characteristic of that type: a converted Christian; a converted thief.
- uncorrected — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- uncorrupted — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- uncourteous — impolite; discourteous.
- uncrossable — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- uncrushable — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- uncurtailed — to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.