12-letter words containing ru

rubbernecker — a person who rubbernecks
rubbish dump — a place or area where waste materials are dumped
rubik's cube — a puzzle consisting of a cube with colored faces made of 26 smaller colored blocks attached to a spindle in the center, the object being to rotate the blocks until each face of the cube is a single color.
ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary
rugby league — a form of rugby football played between teams of 13 players
rugby player — a person who plays rugby
rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
ruling elder — an elder in a Presbyterian church.
ruling grade — the steepest grade on a given stretch of track, which determines the maximum tonnage that can be hauled in a train having a given horsepower at a stated minimum speed.
rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner
rummage sale — a sale of miscellaneous articles, old or new, as items contributed to raise money for charity, of unclaimed goods at a wharf or warehouse, or of odds and ends of merchandise at a shop.
rumor-monger — a person given to spreading rumors, often maliciously.
run afoul of — fall foul / afoul of, to collide with, as ships. to come into conflict with; quarrel. to make an attack; assault.
run commands — (operating system) The expansion of the file name suffix, "rc", common to many Unix configuration files, e.g. .newsrc, .cshrc, .twmrc, elmrc, etc. Always abbreviated to /R C/ when spoken. Note, "rc" is not a typical filename extension as it doesn't start with a dot. The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in CTSS called "runcom".
run in place — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
run off with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
run to earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
run-of-paper — R.O.P.
runaway star — a star with an unusually high proper motion, believed to result from its ejection from a nearby binary system when its companion star underwent a supernova explosion.
running back — an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.
running bond — a brickwork bond having successive courses of overlapping stretchers.
running fire — a rapid discharge of firearms in succession by a line of soldiers
running gaff — the hoisting gaff.
running gear — the working components of a motor-driven or steam-driven vehicle other than those used to develop or transmit power, as wheels, axles or springs, as distinguished from the body.
running hand — script or calligraphy characterized by uniformly slanted letters that are written quickly and connected by long, continuous strokes of the pen.
running head — a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usually repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.
running joke — a joke or humorous allusion used recurrently in a play, film, television skit, etc., for a cumulative comic effect.
running jump — a jump made after running a short distance
running kick — a kick made (to something or somebody) after running a short distance
running knot — a knot made around and so as to slide along a part of the same rope, thus forming a noose (running noose) that tightens as the rope is pulled.
running mate — a candidate for an office linked with another and more important office, as for the vice-presidency.
running pine — a ground pine, Lycopodium clavatum.
running room — the space between a racer and the nearby competitors in a running race, especially enough to run and maneuver as desired.
running shoe — trainer, sneaker
running text — the body of text in a newspaper, magazine, or the like, as distinguished from the heads, illustrations, etc.
running time — Movies. the length or duration, usually expressed in minutes, of a feature film: The running time of the average film is 90–100 minutes.
ruralization — to make rural.
rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
rush through — If you rush something through, you deal with it quickly so that it is ready in a shorter time than usual.
russellville — a city in central Arkansas.
russian blue — any of a breed of domestic cat, thought to have originated in Arkhangelsk, with a soft, dense, grayish-blue or silvery-blue coat and green eyes
russian doll — wooden figures that nest inside one other
russian zone — a zone in Germany controlled by the Soviet Union 1945–89.
rust-colored — of the color rust.
rust-through — an act or instance of rusting: The body of the car is protected against rust-through.
rustic joint — a joint between stones recessed from the faces between sunken drafts or bevels.
rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.

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