11-letter words containing u, r, c
- jocoserious — Simultaneously jocular and serious; mixing mirth with serious matters.
- juan carlos — King (Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón) born 1938, Spanish monarch, born in Italy: king since 1975.
- judicatures — Plural form of judicature.
- judiciaries — Plural form of judiciary.
- juridically — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- justaucorps — a fitted, knee-length coat, characterized by wide turned-back cuffs and stiff flared skirts, worn especially by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- kernicterus — (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
- kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- knackwursts — Plural form of knackwurst.
- knock rummy — a variety of rummy for two to six players, in which a player can end a game by laying down a hand with any number of points in cards not included in sets.
- knockwursts — Plural form of knockwurst.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
- la camargue — a delta region in S France, between the channels of the Grand and Petit Rhône: cattle, esp bulls for the Spanish bullrings, and horses are reared
- labour camp — A labour camp is a kind of prison, where the prisoners are forced to do hard, physical work, usually outdoors.
- lack-luster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lacquerware — Articles that have a decorative lacquer coating, viewed collectively.
- lacquerwork — lacquered wood, often with ivory inlays
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- larcenously — In a larcenous manner.
- latrocinium — highway robbery
- laugh track — a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.
- lauric acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 24 O 2 , a fatty acid occurring as the glyceride in many vegetable fats, especially coconut oil and laurel oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and lauryl alcohol.
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lecturelike — Resembling a lecture or some aspect of one.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- leucocratic — (of a rock) composed mainly of light-colored minerals.
- leucodermia — leucoderma
- leucorrhoea — a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication of infection
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lime-juicer — a British sailor.
- local group — the group of galaxies, at least 25 of which are known, that includes the Milky Way.
- locust bird — any of various pratincoles, esp Glareola nordmanni (black-winged pratincole), that feed on locusts
- locutionary — pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.
- loose scrum — a play in which a bunch of players gather around an opponent's dropped ball and then attempt to gain possession of the ball.
- lotusscript — (language) A Visual BASIC-like scripting language for Lotus Notes and Lotus SmartSuite. LotusScript is object-oriented and can be used for complex Notes programming, although Java is also available.
- loupcervier — the Canada lynx.
- low-country — Often, Low-Country. of or relating to the Low Countries.
- lower court — any court other than the highest court in a jurisdiction
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubrication — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico
- lucid dream — a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he or she is dreaming and can sometimes influence the course of the dream