11-letter words containing ra
- bratticings — a series of temporary wooden housings erected on top of a wall, esp a castle wall
- brattishing — decorative work along the coping or on the cornice of a building
- brattleboro — a town in SE Vermont.
- bravo-river — Mexican Rio Bravo. a river flowing from SW Colorado through central New Mexico and along the boundary between Texas and Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico. 1800 miles (2900 km) long.
- brazenfaced — having, or uttered with, a brazen expression; impudent; shameless
- brazzaville — the capital of Congo-Brazzaville, in the south on the River Congo. Pop: 1 153 000 (2005 est)
- break ranks — to fall out of line, esp when under attack
- bric-a-brac — Bric-a-brac is a number of small ornamental objects of no great value.
- bromouracil — a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties
- bubble wrap — a type of polythene wrapping containing many small air pockets, used as a protective covering when transporting breakable goods
- bucaramanga — a city in N central Colombia, in the Cordillera Oriental: centre of a district growing coffee, tobacco, and cotton. Pop: 1 069 000 (2005 est)
- buck rabbit — Welsh rabbit with either an egg or a piece of toast on top
- bukhara rug — a kind of rug, typically having a black-and-white geometrical pattern on a reddish ground
- bunch grass — any of various grasses that grow in tufts
- bureaucracy — A bureaucracy is an administrative system operated by a large number of officials.
- bushranging — the life of a bushranger
- butyraceous — of, containing, or resembling butter
- buzz phrase — a phrase that comes into vogue in the same way as a buzz word
- cacographic — Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
- cadastrally — from a cadastral point of view
- cakravartin — (in Indian philosophy, politics, etc.) an ideal, universal, enlightened ruler, under whom the world exists in justice and peace.
- calibrating — Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- calico crab — a brightly speckled swimming crab, Ovalipes ocellatus, of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- callicrates — 5th century bc, Greek architect: with Ictinus, designed the Parthenon
- calligramme — words arranged to form a picture
- calligraphy — Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
- camaraderie — Camaraderie is a feeling of trust and friendship among a group of people who have usually known each other for a long time or gone through some kind of experience together.
- camel grass — a grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, of southern Asia and northern Africa, having fragrant foliage.
- camel train — a series of camels tied in single file, used to transport goods or passengers
- camera crew — a group of people who are involved in the operation of a film camera
- camera tube — the part of a television camera that converts an optical image into an electrical signal
- cameraphone — a mobile phone incorporating a camera
- camerawoman — a woman who operates a film or television camera
- camerawomen — Plural form of camerawoman.
- camphorated — impregnated or combined with camphor
- camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
- canceration — the process of becoming cancerous
- candelabras — Plural form of candelabra.
- capped-rate — having a fixed upper limit
- carabineers — Plural form of carabineer.
- carabineros — Plural form of carabinero.
- carabiniere — an Italian national policeman
- carabinieri — a member of the Italian national police force, organized as a military unit and charged with maintaining public security and order as well as assisting local police.
- caramelized — Simple past tense and past participle of caramelize.
- caramelizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caramelize.
- caravanette — a motor vehicle with an area at the back that is equipped for living in
- caravanning — Caravanning is the activity of having a holiday in a caravan.
- caravansary — in the Near and Middle East, a kind of inn with a large central court, where caravans stop for the night
- carburation — the process of mixing a hydrocarbon fuel with a correct amount of air to make an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine