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14-letter words containing u, n, c, r

  • transcaucasian — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
  • transcutaneous — by way of or through the skin.
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
  • treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
  • trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
  • truant officer — a school attendance officer whose job is to locate truants and return them to school
  • trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
  • truth-function — a statement so constructed from other statements that its truth-value depends on the truth-values of the other statements rather than on their meanings.
  • try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
  • tumorigenicity — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
  • turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
  • turing machine — a hypothetical device with a set of logical rules of computation: the concept is used in mathematical studies of the computability of numbers and in the mathematical theories of automata and computers.
  • turn indicator — a flight instrument that indicates the angular rate of turn of an aircraft about its vertical axis.
  • turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
  • turn the screw — to increase the pressure
  • turn the trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
  • turning chisel — a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.
  • turning circle — the smallest circle in which a vehicle can turn
  • turnip cabbage — kohlrabi.
  • ulrich zwingli — Ulrich [oo l-rikh] /ˈʊl rɪx/ (Show IPA), or Huldreich [hoo l-drahykh] /ˈhʊl draɪx/ (Show IPA), 1484–1531, Swiss Protestant reformer.
  • ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
  • ultracompetent — extremely competent
  • ultraefficient — extremely or exceptionally efficient
  • ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
  • ultramasculine — extremely masculine
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • un-depreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
  • un-distracting — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
  • un-resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
  • unacculturated — (of a person or group) not acculturated or assimilated
  • unappreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  • unappreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • unappreciative — feeling or showing appreciation: an appreciative audience at the concert.
  • unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
  • unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
  • unartificially — in an unartificial manner
  • unattractively — in an unattractive manner
  • unbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
  • uncertificated — a document serving as evidence or as written testimony, as of status, qualifications, privileges, or the truth of something.
  • uncheerfulness — (of a person) lack of cheerfulness; gloominess; unhappiness
  • unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
  • unchristianize — to make unchristian; to render no longer Christian; to remove Christian status or nature from
  • uncircumcision — the state or condition of being uncircumcised.
  • uncomprehended — not comprehended or understood
  • uncompromising — not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
  • uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
  • unconcentrated — applied with all one's attention, energy, etc.: their concentrated efforts to win the election.
  • unconciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
  • unconfederated — not allied to a confederation or joined in confederacy
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