11-letter words containing u, n, r, s
- obscureness — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obstructing — Present participle of obstruct.
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
- occurrences — the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
- oceanariums — Plural form of oceanarium.
- octandrious — having eight stamens.
- offscouring — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- old russian — Russian as used in documents before 1600. Abbreviation: ORuss.
- ombrogenous — (of plants) able to flourish in wet conditions
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- omnivourous — Misspelling of omnivorous.
- onagraceous — belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.
- oncoviruses — Plural form of oncovirus.
- onerousness — The state or characteristic of of being onerous.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- open source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
- open-source — Computers. pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute.
- opportunism — the policy or practice, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs, of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to expediency or effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles.
- opportunist — a person who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles: He is an extreme opportunist and always thinks the ends justify the means.
- orange rust — a disease of blackberries and raspberries, characterized by an orange, powdery mass of spores on the undersides of the leaves and stunted, misshapen foliage, caused by a rust fungus, Gymnoconia interstitialis.
- organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
- ornithosaur — an extinct flying reptile
- ostensorium — ostensory.
- ostpreussen — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- outcrossing — Present participle of outcross.
- outdoorsman — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outdoorsmen — Plural form of outdoorsman.
- outer banks — chain of long, narrow, sandy islands, along the coast of N.C.
- outgenerals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgeneral.
- outpourings — Plural form of outpouring.
- outsmarting — Present participle of outsmart.
- outsourcing — (of a company or organization) to purchase (goods) or subcontract (services) from an outside supplier or source.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- outswingers — Plural form of outswinger.
- outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
- overanxious — excessively anxious.
- overburdens — Plural form of overburden.
- overconsume — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- overfulness — the state of being too full
- overinsured — to guarantee against loss or harm.
- overnourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- oxyrhynchus — a fish found in the Nile, sometimes depicted on Egyptian sculptures and coins
- ozoniferous — containing ozone.
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- parabolanus — a member of an early Christian brotherhood in Alexandria and Constantinople who helped the sick in the times of plague
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- pass around — distribute, circulate
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens