11-letter words containing u, t, e, r
- intravenous — within a vein.
- intreatfull — full of entreaty
- intriguante — a female intrigant
- introducers — Plural form of introducer.
- intrusive r — linking r (def 2).
- intrusive-r — the r- sound as reintroduced into an utterance where there is an r in the spelling by speakers of an r- dropping dialect when a postvocalic r they would normally drop, as in the pronunciation of far as [fah] /fɑ/ (Show IPA) becomes intervocalic, as in far away pronounced as [fahr-uh-wey] /ˈfɑr əˈweɪ/ (Show IPA).
- intrusively — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- inturbidate — to make turbid
- inutterable — unutterable.
- investiture — the act or process of investing.
- invigourate — Alternative spelling of invigorate.
- involucrate — having an involucre.
- irondequoit — a city in W New York.
- irreduction — the state or condition of not being reduced
- irrefutable — not capable of being refuted or disproved: irrefutable logic.
- irrefutably — not capable of being refuted or disproved: irrefutable logic.
- irreputable — (obsolete) disreputable.
- iteroparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit more than once (usually many times) before dying
- itinerarium — a prayer in the breviary, used by a priest about to begin a journey.
- jerry-built — built cheaply and flimsily.
- jesuit ware — Chinese porcelain of the early 18th century, decorated with Christian motifs, usually in black and gold on a white background.
- john sutter — John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- judicatures — Plural form of judicature.
- juggernauts — Plural form of juggernaut.
- jumpmasters — Plural form of jumpmaster.
- jumpstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of jumpstart.
- juniper tar — a medicinal tar derived from the European juniper Juniperus oxycedrus: used topically in the treatment of certain skin diseases.
- junk market — the market for junk bonds
- juramentado — (formerly) a Muslim, especially a Moro, bound by an oath to be killed fighting against Christians and other infidels.
- jury system — a legal system used to determine the facts in a lawsuit
- jus naturae — law of nature; natural law
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- keratoconus — a degenerative condition characterized by conical protrusion of the cornea and irregular astigmatism.
- kernel smut — a disease of sorghum and other grasses in which the grains are replaced by the black spores of a smut fungus, especially of the genera Tilletia and Ustilago.
- kernicterus — (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
- kettledrums — a drum consisting of a hollow hemisphere of brass, copper, or fiberglass over which is stretched a skin, the tension of which can be modified by hand screws or foot pedals to vary the pitch.
- kitesurfing — The sport or pastime of riding on a modified surfboard while holding on to a specially designed kite, using the wind for propulsion.
- kuiper belt — a disk-shaped region on the edge of the solar system that contains masses of ice and icy rock, believed to be the source of comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years. Compare Oort cloud.
- kulturkreis — formerly, a complex of related cultural traits assumed to diffuse or radiate outward as a unit in concentric waves or circles.
- l'ouverture — Toussaint L'Ouverture.
- lack-luster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
- lateral bud — axillary bud.
- lateritious — of the color of brick; brick-red.
- launderette — a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
- lautreamont — Comte de (Isidore Lucien Ducasse) 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.
- lecturelike — Resembling a lecture or some aspect of one.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.