12-letter words containing u, r, i
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- curtain rail — a rail from which a curtain is hung
- curtain ring — a wooden, plastic, or metal ring used to attach a curtain to a curtain pole
- curtain time — the time at which a play or other performance is scheduled to begin.
- curtain wall — a non-load-bearing external wall attached to a framed structure, often one that is prefabricated
- curule chair — an upholstered folding seat with curved legs used by the highest civil officials of ancient Rome
- curvicaudate — having a curved tail
- curvicostate — having curved ribs
- curvifoliate — having leaves curved or bent back
- curvirostral — having a curved or crooked beak
- cusip number — A CUSIP number is a number that identifies an individual security like a stock or a bond.
- cut a figure — to attract attention
- cutting room — The cutting room in a film production company is the place where the film is edited.
- cybersurfing — The practice of using and browsing the Internet, especially as a habitual pastime.
- cycling tour — a holiday involving a tour of an area or region by bicycle
- cymotrichous — having wavy hair
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
- daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
- dandrufflike — Resembling or characteristic of dandruff.
- danube river — a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.
- dark tourism — tourism to sites associated with tragedies, disasters, and death
- darmstadtium — a synthetic radioactive element produced in small quantities by cold fusion in a linear accelerator. Symbol: Ds; atomic no: 110
- darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- david souter — David H. born 1939, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1990–2009.
- david turner — (person) Professor David A Turner. One of the pioneers of functional languages. He designed several languages, including, SASL (1976), KRC (1981), and Miranda, many of which were implemented using combinators and the S-K reduction machine which he defined. He coined the name "ZF expression" for the list comprehension. He worked at UKC and set up a company, Research Software Limited to market Miranda.
- day in court — an opportunity to present one's side of a matter, as in a court of law
- de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
- dearticulate — to disjoint, dislocate, or separate (something)
- debaucheries — Plural form of debauchery.
- debrouillard — (one who is) skilled or resourceful at handling any difficulty
- decarburized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarburize.
- declustering — Any technique that counteracts clustering (in any sense).
- decluttering — Present participle of declutter.
- decrustation — the act of removing a crust
- defraudation — (obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
- dehumidifier — A dehumidifier is a machine that is used to reduce the amount of moisture in the air.
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- deli counter — a display case in a delicatessen, or one in a supermarket that sells delicatessen
- denaturalize — to deprive of nationality
- denaturation — to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- denuclearize — to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
- denunciatory — characterized by or given to denunciation.
- depressurise — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
- depressurize — to reduce the pressure of a gas inside (a container or enclosed space), as in an aircraft cabin
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- derived unit — a unit of measurement obtained by multiplication or division of the base units of a system without the introduction of numerical factors
- desaturation — the addition of white light to a pure colour to produce a paler less saturated colour