12-letter words containing ru
- drug-induced — caused by recreational or medical drugs
- drug-running — the activity of illegally taking recreational drugs into a country
- drum machine — a device that simulates percussion sounds in various combinations and rhythms, and can alter digitally stored drum sounds or make digital recordings of drum sounds.
- drum printer — a line printer that uses a rotating drum with raised characters, against which the paper is pressed.
- drunk driver — A drunk driver is someone who drives after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed.
- dumper truck — A dumper truck is the same as a dump truck.
- east prussia — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- enstructured — built into the structure of something
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- excruciating — Intensely painful.
- excruciation — Some excruciating pain.
- facial scrub — a beauty product or treatment which cleanses and exfoliates the skin of the face
- false cirrus — a type of thick cirrus cloud spreading from the top of a cumulonimbus cloud
- ferulic acid — a compound, C 10 H 10 O 4 , found in small amounts in lants, that occurs in two isomers, one a yellow oily liquid and the other crystalline.
- first fruits — The first fruits of a project or activity are the earliest results or profits.
- folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
- fortruncible — A cross between Fortran and RUNCIBLE for the IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- free running — Free running is the activity of running through areas in a town, using skilful movements to jump over walls and other objects.
- friction rub — the sound, heard through a stethoscope, made by the rubbing together of the two inflamed layers of pericardium in patients with pericarditis or of pleura in patients with pleurisy
- front runner — a person who leads in any competition.
- front-runner — In a competition or contest, the front-runner is the person who seems most likely to win it.
- frontrunners — Plural form of frontrunner.
- frontrunning — the practice by market makers of using advance information provided by their own investment analysts before it has been given to clients
- fructiferous — fruit-bearing; producing fruit.
- fructivorous — Fruit-eating.
- fructosamine — (organic compound) A chemical compound that can be considered the result of a reaction between fructose and ammonia or an amine (with a molecule of water being released).
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- fruit farmer — somebody who farms or grows fruit
- fruit-picker — a person or a tool that picks fruit from trees
- fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- frumentation — (in ancient Rome) a public donation of grain, often given to citizens during times of unease
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- frustrations — Plural form of frustration.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gateway drug — any mood-altering drug, as a stimulant or tranquilizer, that does not cause physical dependence but may lead to the use of addictive drugs, as heroin.
- general rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- generic drug — medicine: not sold under brand name
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
- grudgingness — The state or quality of grudging.
- gruesomeness — The characteristic or quality of being gruesome.
- hand-running — in unbroken succession; consecutively.
- harum-scarum — reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum-scarum youth.
- hearsay rule — the rule making hearsay evidence inadmissible.