12-letter words containing y, u, r
- k/t boundary — Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary: the time zone comprising the end of the Cretaceous and the beginning of the Tertiary periods
- kikuyu grass — a type of fast-growing tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to E Africa
- labour party — a political party in Great Britain, formed in 1900 from various socialist and labor groups and taking its present name in 1906.
- labouriously — Alternative form of laboriously.
- landlubberly — Like a landlubber.
- languorously — characterized by languor; languid.
- launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
- laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
- laundry mark — a symbol on a label on an article of clothing, bed-linen, etc, which specifies how the item should be washed and cared for, for example, at which temperature it should be washed at, whether it should be ironed, dry-cleaned, etc
- laundry room — utility room
- laundrywoman — laundress.
- laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
- lauraldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- lieutenantry — the post or commission of a lieutenant
- liturgically — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- liturgiology — liturgics.
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- lubriciously — In a lubricious manner.
- lugubriosity — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- lugubriously — In a lugubrious manner.
- luxury goods — expensive non-essential items
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- maspar unity — A translator from UNITY to MPL by Martin Huber, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Version 1.0.
- masturbatory — the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.
- mercuriality — Mercurial behaviour.
- mercury mass — blue mass (def 1).
- merrythought — the wishbone or furcula of a fowl.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- microcentury — One CS professor used to characterise the standard length of his lectures as a microcentury - that is, about 52.6 minutes (see also attoparsec, nanoacre, and especially microfortnight).
- microsurgery — any of various surgical procedures performed under magnification and with small specialized instruments, permitting very delicate operations, as the reconnection of severed blood vessels and nerves.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
- molecularity — the number of molecules or atoms that participate in an elementary process.
- moneygrubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- mooring buoy — a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- mr. nice guy — a typically pleasant, likable person who avoids causing trouble or dissension (sometimes used with Miss, Ms., or Mrs. instead of Mr. when referring to a female).
- multi-parity — of or relating to a multipara.
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multiformity — having many different shapes, forms, or kinds.
- multilayered — having two or more layers.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multiversity — a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.