12-letter words containing rr
- counterreply — a reply made in response to a reply; rejoinder.
- crackerberry — bunchberry.
- cream sherry — a full-bodied sweet sherry
- crossbarring — stripes, esp those of an animal
- crosscurrent — a current in a river or sea flowing across another current
- cumulocirrus — a cloud that shares charracteristics of cumulus and cirrus clouds
- currant loaf — a loaf-shaped fruit cake containing currants
- currency bar — a long narrow iron bar, often sword-like or spear-like in shape, dating from the pre-Roman and Roman period in Britain; the purpose of currency bars is not certain, and while they may have been used in trade, they may have had a ritual significance
- current cost — The current cost of assets is their current value, or what it would cost to replace them at this time.
- curry favour — to ingratiate oneself, esp with superiors
- curry powder — Curry powder is a powder made from a mixture of spices. It is used in cooking, especially when making curry.
- currycombing — Present participle of currycomb.
- cyberreality — A reality created in cyberspace.
- daguerrotype — Misspelling of daguerreotype.
- dark current — the residual current produced by a photoelectric device when not illuminated
- data carrier — any medium, such as magnetic tape, on which data can be recorded
- decorrelated — Simple past tense and past participle of decorrelate.
- die horribly — (jargon) The software equivalent of crash and burn, and the preferred emphatic form of die. "The converter choked on an FF in its input and died horribly".
- disarranging — Present participle of disarrange.
- disembarrass — to disentangle or extricate from something troublesome, embarrassing, or the like.
- disinterring — Present participle of disinter.
- dispreferred — Simple past tense and past participle of disprefer.
- dwarf cherry — any of several low, North American cherries that grow on dry or sandy soil, especially Prunus pumila, of the Great Lakes region.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- ecoterrorism — Violence carried out to further environmentalist ends.
- ecoterrorist — one who commits ecotage; monkey-wrencher.
- eddy current — an electric current in a conducting material that results from induction by a moving or varying magnetic field.
- elderberries — Plural form of elderberry.
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- epirrhematic — relating to epirrhema
- eurocurrency — the currency of any country held on deposit in Europe outside its home market: used as a source of short- or medium-term finance, esp in international trade, because of easy convertibility
- false arrest — arrest or detention of a person contrary to or unauthorized by law.
- false cirrus — a type of thick cirrus cloud spreading from the top of a cumulonimbus cloud
- ferrel's law — the law that wind is deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere, derived from the application of the Coriolis effect to air masses.
- ferric oxide — a dark-red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, Fe 2 O 3 , occurring naturally, as hematite and rust, or synthesized: used chiefly as a pigment, as a mordant, as a coating for magnetic recording tape, and in the manufacture of polishing compounds.
- ferricyanide — a salt of ferricyanic acid, as potassium ferricyanide, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 .
- ferris wheel — an amusement ride consisting of a large upright wheel rotating on a fixed stand and having seats around its rim suspended freely so that they remain right side up as they revolve.
- ferrite core — a ferrite magnetic core used in a core memory.
- ferrocyanide — a salt of ferrocyanic acid, as potassium ferrocyanide, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .
- ferrofluidic — Of or pertaining to a ferrofluid.
- ferrokinesis — (parapsychology) The ability to mentally manipulate iron and other metals.
- ferroniobium — An important alloy of iron and niobium.
- ferrosilicon — a ferroalloy containing up to 95 percent silicon.
- ferry bridge — transporter bridge.
- flag carrier — an airline that is locally registered in a particular country
- flight arrow — an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs.
- forecarriage — the front part of a carriage
- forrest city — a city in E Arkansas.
- fox squirrel — any of several North American arboreal squirrels varying in color and of an exceptionally large size.
- furry friend — a pet, esp a cat or a dog