11-letter words containing u, r, a, s, e
- interradius — an interradial part or space
- intersexual — existing between the sexes; done or used by both sexes: an intersexual tennis competition.
- intrasexual — Within a group of individuals of the same sex.
- intravenous — within a vein.
- irrecusable — not to be objected to or rejected.
- isoceraunic — representing, having, or indicating equality in the frequency or intensity of thunderstorms: isoceraunic line; isoceraunic map.
- isokeraunic — isoceraunic.
- iteroparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit more than once (usually many times) before dying
- jesuit ware — Chinese porcelain of the early 18th century, decorated with Christian motifs, usually in black and gold on a white background.
- jesus freak — a member of any of several fundamentalist groups of chiefly young people (Jesus people) originating in the early 1970s and emphasizing intense personal devotion to and study of Jesus Christ and His teachings.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- juan flores — Juan José [hwahn haw-se] /ʰwɑn hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1800–64, Ecuadorian general and statesman: president 1830–35, 1839–45.
- judicatures — Plural form of judicature.
- judiciaries — Plural form of judiciary.
- juggernauts — Plural form of juggernaut.
- jumpmasters — Plural form of jumpmaster.
- jumpstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of jumpstart.
- jus naturae — law of nature; natural law
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- kauri resin — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- klausenburg — German name of Cluj-Napoca.
- konrad zuse — (person) The designer of the first programming language, Plankalkül, and the first fully functional program-controlled electromechanical digital computer in the world, the Z3. He died on 1995-12-18 in Huenfeld, Germany.
- lack-luster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- landlubbers — Plural form of landlubber.
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- launderings — Plural form of laundering.
- laundresses — Plural form of laundress.
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- legislature — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- leisurewear — casual clothes that are designed for wear during leisure time.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- lesquerella — any of various plants of the genus Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having rosettes of simple, hairy leaves, small yellow flowers, and inflated pods, and yielding a seed oil similar to castor oil.
- life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- literatures — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
- lotus-eater — Classical Mythology. a member of a people whom Odysseus found existing in a state of languorous forgetfulness induced by their eating of the fruit of the legendary lotus; one of the lotophagi.
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lumberjacks — Plural form of lumberjack.
- lumberyards — Plural form of lumberyard.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.