11-letter words containing u, n, r, i
- superseding — to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
- supersinger — an exceptional singer
- supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
- superstring — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
- supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
- suppressing — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- suppression — the act of suppressing.
- suppurating — to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.
- suppuration — the process of suppurating.
- suraddition — an additional title
- surfcasting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surgeonfish — any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
- surgeonship — the position or responsibility of a surgeon
- surgicenter — a surgical facility, not based in a hospital, where minor surgery is performed on an outpatient basis.
- surmounting — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- surplussing — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- surrogation — a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
- surrounding — something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall.
- surveillant — exercising surveillance.
- surveilling — to place under surveillance.
- suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
- susurration — a soft murmur; whisper.
- taciturnity — Scots Law. the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor.
- tamburlaine — Tamerlane.
- tanniferous — containing much tannin; yielding tannin.
- tea infuser — mesh ball for straining tea leaves
- telanaipura — former name of Jambi (def 2).
- tent circus — a circus performed in tents rather than in an arena.
- terbutaline — a selective beta-adrenergic receptor agonist substance, C 12 H 19 NO 3 , used in the treatment of asthma.
- terrigenous — produced by the earth.
- the curtain — the end of a scene of a play, opera, etc, marked by the fall or closing of the curtain
- thoreauvian — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- thoroughpin — an abnormal swelling just above the hock of a horse, usually appearing on both sides of the leg and sometimes causing lameness.
- thrummingly — in a thrumming manner or by way of thrumming
- thunderbird — (in the mythology of some North American Indians) a huge, eaglelike bird capable of producing thunder, lightning, and rain.
- tip and run — a form of cricket in which the batsman must run if his bat touches the ball
- tirunelveli — a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.
- to run riot — If people run riot, they behave in a wild and uncontrolled manner.
- to run wild — If something or someone, especially a child, runs wild, they behave in a natural, free, or uncontrolled way.
- toe-curling — If you describe something as toe-curling, you mean that it makes you feel very embarrassed.
- torpedinous — of, relating to, or resembling a torpedo
- tourbillion — a whirlwind or something resembling a whirlwind.
- touring car — an open automobile designed for five or more passengers.
- trade union — a labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry.
- traducingly — in a traducing manner
- tranquility — quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity.
- tranquilize — calm sb with drugs
- transfigure — to change in outward form or appearance; transform.
- transfusion — the act or process of transfusing.
- 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.