15-letter words containing ur
- departure board — a board in an airport, bus terminal, etc displaying the times and destinations of future departures
- desulfurization — The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
- dexfenfluramine — an adrenergic drug, a form of fenfluramine, formerly used in treating obesity but withdrawn from the market in 1997 because of its potential to cause valvular heart disease.
- dishcloth gourd — loofah (def 1).
- disulfuric acid — pyrosulfuric acid
- do your head in — If something or someone does your head in, they make you angry or frustrated.
- domain maturity — (systems analysis) The level of stability and depth of understanding that has been achieved in an area for which applications are developed.
- domitae naturae — (of animals) tamed or domesticated (distinguished from ferae naturae).
- double exposure — the act of exposing the same film, frame, plate, etc., twice.
- dramaturgically — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- durchkomponiert — having a different tune for each section rather than having repeated melodies
- e pluribus unum — one out of many: the motto of the USA
- economy measure — any method of reducing expenditure and hence saving money
- electropuncture — a therapy in which a small electric current is passed through the body via electrodes placed on the skin
- electrosurgical — Relating to electrosurgery.
- entrepreneurial — Characterized by the taking of financial risks in the hope of profit; enterprising.
- entrepreneurism — Synonym of entrepreneurialism.
- erosive mixture — An erosive mixture is a mixture containing substances that wear away components or cause problems with the flow of oil along pipelines.
- eureka stockade — a violent incident in Ballarat, Australia, in 1854 between gold miners and the military, as a result of which the miners won their democratic rights in the state parliament
- eurocheque card — a card that must be shown along with Eurocheques when using them to pay for goods or services. Eurocheque cards were withdrawn in 2002
- evens favourite — the favourite to win a race and on which the bookmakers are offering even odds.
- excursion train — a train that is laid on for a special occasion such as a sports or cultural event
- extracurricular — (of an activity at a school or college) Pursued in addition to the normal course of study.
- feature article — a feature article in a newspaper or magazine deals in depth with a topic or person
- fellow creature — a kindred creature, especially a fellow human being.
- field of honour — the place or scene of a battle or duel, esp of jousting tournaments in medieval times
- figurate number — a number having the property that the same number of equally spaced dots can be arranged in the shape of a regular geometrical figure.
- figure of eight — figure eight.
- figure of merit — a measure of the efficiency of a helicopter in hover
- fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
- fishing harbour — a place where fishing boats are tied up
- flavourdynamics — as in quantum flavour dynamics, a mathematical model used to describe the interaction of flavoured particles (weak force) through the exchange of intermediate vector bosons
- flavourlessness — Alternative spelling of flavorlessness.
- flavoursomeness — Alt form flavorsomeness.
- fleet insurance — Fleet insurance is a type of insurance contract that applies to a number of vehicles.
- flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
- florida current — the part of the Gulf Stream which extends from the Florida Strait to Cape Hatteras.
- food insecurity — an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
- four-ball match — a match, scored by holes, between two pairs of players, in which the four players tee off and the partners alternate in hitting the pair's ball having the better lie off the tee.
- four-poster bed — bed: post at each corner
- fourteen points — a statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by President Wilson on January 8, 1918.
- fourteen-points — a statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by President Wilson on January 8, 1918.
- fourth official — In football, the fourth official is an official who assists the referee and assistant referees from the side of the pitch.
- fourth position — a position in which the feet are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out, with one foot forward and the other foot back.
- fourth republic — the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.
- francis turbine — a water turbine designed to produce high flow from a low head of pressure: used esp in hydroelectric power generation
- freak of nature — a person or animal that is born or grows with abnormal physical features.
- freeze-fracture — to prepare (material) for the electron microscope by freeze fracturing.
- french overture — a short piece in three movements common in the 17th and 18th centuries
- frequency curve — a curve representing the frequency with which a variable assumes its values.