11-letter words containing u, n, e, a, r
- persian rug — an Oriental rug made in Persia (Iran), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate, often floral, patterns
- piano tuner — a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.
- planetarium — an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
- pneumograph — a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.
- pococurante — a careless or indifferent person.
- poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- polynuclear — having many nuclei.
- portmanteau — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- preannounce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- preaudience — the right to be given an audience before other people; the privilege of being the first to be heard
- prejudicant — judging beforehand
- preoccupant — a previous occupant
- prepunctual — arriving before the appointed time
- preterhuman — beyond what is human: preterhuman experience.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- proteinuria — the presence of abnormally large amounts of protein in the urine, usually resulting from kidney disease but sometimes from fever, excessive exercise, or other abnormal condition.
- protuberant — bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes.
- prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
- quadrangles — Plural form of quadrangle.
- quadrennial — occurring every four years: a quadrennial festival.
- quadrennium — a period of four years.
- quaintrelle — (obscure) A woman who emphasizes a life of passion expressed through personal style, leisurely pastimes, charm, and cultivation of life’s pleasures.
- quantifiers — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
- quantometer — a spectroscopic instrument for measuring the percentage of different metals present in a sample
- quarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quarantines — Plural form of quarantine.
- quarrelling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
- quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
- quaveringly — In a quavering manner; tremulously.
- quechumaran — a proposed language stock comprising Quechua and Aymara
- questionary — a questionnaire.
- quinceanera — (among Hispanics in Latin America and the U.S.) a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday, marking her transition from childhood to maturity.
- radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- raster burn — 1. (Or terminal illness) Eyestrain brought on by too many hours of looking at low-resolution, poorly tuned, or glare-ridden monitors, especially graphics monitors. 2. The "burn-in" condition your CRT tends to get if you don't use a screen saver.
- re-acquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- re-announce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- re-argument — the process or act of rearguing a legal case, issue, etc
- readjourned — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- real number — a rational number or the limit of a sequence of rational numbers, as opposed to a complex number.
- reannounced — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- rear gunner — a soldier on a military aircraft who defends it against enemy attack from behind
- reassurance — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- rectangular — shaped like a rectangle.
- red currant — any of various currant shrubs of the genus Ribes, bearing an edible, red fruit.