11-letter words containing ru
- knock rummy — a variety of rummy for two to six players, in which a player can end a game by laying down a hand with any number of points in cards not included in sets.
- krugersdorp — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa, NW of Johannesburg.
- lake rudolf — the former name (until 1979) of (Lake) Turkana
- laurustinus — a southern European evergreen shrub, Viburnum tinus, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- loose scrum — a play in which a bunch of players gather around an opponent's dropped ball and then attempt to gain possession of the ball.
- maple syrup — a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees.
- melon shrub — pepino (def 2).
- menstrually — In a menstrual manner; in terms of the menses.
- menstruated — Simple past tense and past participle of menstruate.
- menstruates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of menstruate.
- misconstrue — to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense; misinterpret.
- misinstruct — To instruct badly or wrongly.
- mistrustful — full of mistrust; suspicious.
- mistrusting — Present participle of mistrust.
- motor truck — truck1 (def 1).
- mrs. grundy — Mrs. a narrow-minded, conventional person who is extremely critical of any breach of propriety.
- myxoviruses — Plural form of myxovirus.
- nailbrushes — Plural form of nailbrush.
- nematodirus — any parasitic nematode worm of the genus Nematodirus
- nerve trunk — the main stem of a nerve.
- neurulation — the formation of a neurula.
- non-accrued — to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- non-corrupt — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
- nonpurulent — full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore.
- nonruminant — not a ruminant
- nonvirulent — Not virulent.
- noroviruses — Plural form of norovirus.
- obstructing — Present participle of obstruct.
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
- obstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- obtrusively — having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
- old russian — Russian as used in documents before 1600. Abbreviation: ORuss.
- oncoviruses — Plural form of oncovirus.
- orange rust — a disease of blackberries and raspberries, characterized by an orange, powdery mass of spores on the undersides of the leaves and stunted, misshapen foliage, caused by a rust fungus, Gymnoconia interstitialis.
- organistrum — a stringed instrument played by two people
- orphan drug — Pharmacology. a drug that remains undeveloped or untested or is otherwise neglected because of limited potential for commercial gain.
- out of true — not properly set, adjusted, aligned, etc.; inexact
- overutilize — to use unsustainably
- oxford rule — a type that prints a thick line together with and parallel to a thin one.
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- papovavirus — any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
- para rubber — India rubber obtained from the tree Hevea brasiliensis, of the spurge family, and other species of the same genus of tropical South America.
- peel rubber — to accelerate an automobile very rapidly, as in a drag race
- persian rug — an Oriental rug made in Persia (Iran), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate, often floral, patterns
- peru balsam — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
- pittosporum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Pittosporum, native to warm regions of the Old World, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive foliage, flowers, or fruit.
- plaid cymru — the Welsh nationalist party
- play truant — be absent from school without permission