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11-letter words containing rus

  • frustrative — That which frustrates (causes frustration).
  • hairbrushes — Plural form of hairbrush.
  • haruspicate — of or relating to a haruspex
  • herpesvirus — a DNA-containing virus of the family Herpesviridae, certain members of which cause such diseases in humans as oral and genital herpes, infectious mononucleosis, chickenpox, and shingles.
  • inobtrusive — unobtrusive.
  • intrusive r — linking r (def 2).
  • intrusive-r — the r- sound as reintroduced into an utterance where there is an r in the spelling by speakers of an r- dropping dialect when a postvocalic r they would normally drop, as in the pronunciation of far as [fah] /fɑ/ (Show IPA) becomes intervocalic, as in far away pronounced as [fahr-uh-wey] /ˈfɑr əˈweɪ/ (Show IPA).
  • intrusively — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
  • kernicterus — (medicine) Damage to the brain centres of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated-indirect bilirubin which is free (not bound to albumin).
  • laurustinus — a southern European evergreen shrub, Viburnum tinus, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
  • mistrustful — full of mistrust; suspicious.
  • mistrusting — Present participle of mistrust.
  • myxoviruses — Plural form of myxovirus.
  • nailbrushes — Plural form of nailbrush.
  • nematodirus — any parasitic nematode worm of the genus Nematodirus
  • noroviruses — Plural form of norovirus.
  • 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.
  • pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
  • papovavirus — any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
  • pro-oestrus — proestrus.
  • procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
  • protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
  • prusik loop — a loop formed with a sliding knot that locks under pressure in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
  • prussianism — the militaristic spirit, system, policy, or methods historically associated with the Prussians.
  • prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
  • quail-brush — a salt-tolerant, silvery gray shrub, Atriplex lentiformis breweri, of the amaranth family, native to southern California.
  • queen truss — a truss having queen posts with no king post.
  • rabbitbrush — any of several composite shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having whitish, hairy branches and yellow flowers.
  • rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.
  • rock thrush — any of several Old World thrushes of the genus Monticola, usually having bluish plumage, especially M. saxatilis, of Europe.
  • rus in urbe — the country in the town
  • rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
  • rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
  • russophobia — an intense and often irrational hatred for Russia, or esp the former Soviet Union, its political system, etc
  • rust bucket — an old, run-down freighter, especially one whose hull is covered with rust.
  • rusticating — to go to the country.
  • rustication — Also called rustic work. Architecture. any of various forms of ashlar so dressed and tooled that the visible faces are raised above or otherwise contrasted with the horizontal and usually the vertical joints.
  • sarus crane — a large, gray crane, Grus antigone, of Asia, having a naked, red head.
  • scrub brush — a brush with stiff, short bristles for scrubbing.
  • song thrush — a common, European songbird, Turdus philomelos.
  • stegosaurus — any of a suborder (Stegosauria) of large ornithischian dinosaurs of the Upper Jurassic having a small head and heavy bony plates with sharp spikes down the backbone
  • stop chorus — a solo during which the rhythm section plays only the first beat of each phrase of music
  • stripe rust — a disease of wheat, barley, rye, and other grasses, characterized by elongated rows of yellow spores on the affected parts, caused by a rust fungus, Puccinia glumarum.
  • telesphorus — pope a.d. 125?–136?.
  • thesauruses — a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, such as the online Thesaurus.com.
  • thrust upon — If something is thrust upon you, you are forced to have it, deal with it, or experience it.
  • trust hotel — a licensed hotel or a bar owned by a publicly elected committee as trustees, the profits of which go to public amenities
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