16-letter words containing ure
- laurel and hardy — a team of US film comedians, Stan Laurel, 1890–1965, born in Britain, the thin one, and his partner, Oliver Hardy, 1892–1957, the fat one
- laurentides park — a national park in SE Canada, in Quebec province between the St. Lawrence and Lake St. John.
- leisure sickness — a medical condition in which people who have been working become ill with symptoms such as fatigue or muscular pains at a weekend or while on holiday
- library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
- lighting fixture — a lighting fixture is part of a light that is attached to the wall or ceiling where you put the light bulb or other lighting element, and which cannot be easily removed
- lissajous figure — the series of plane curves traced by an object executing two mutually perpendicular harmonic motions.
- lourenco marques — former name of Maputo.
- manufactured gas — a gaseous fuel created from coal, oil, etc., as differentiated from natural gas.
- martin van buren — Martin, 1782–1862, 8th president of the U.S. 1837–41.
- material culture — the aggregate of physical objects or artifacts used by a society.
- measured daywork — a system of wage payment, usually determined by work-study techniques, whereby the wage of an employee is fixed on the understanding that a specific level of work performance will be maintained
- microvasculature — the system of tiny blood vessels, including capillaries, venules, and arterioles, that perfuse the body's tissues.
- miniature camera — a small camera using film that is 35 millimeters wide or less.
- miniature poodle — a breed of poodle, bred to be much smaller than standard poodles
- monoline insurer — insurer who pays the principal and interest on a bond in the event of a default
- mustard-coloured — of a brownish-yellow colour
- nature-identical — manufactured to be identical to a natural substance
- non-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- of the nature of — having the essential character of; like
- osmotic pressure — the force that a dissolved substance exerts on a semipermeable membrane, through which it cannot penetrate, when separated by it from pure solvent.
- partial pressure — the pressure that a gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it occupied the same volume as the mixture at the same temperature.
- period furniture — furniture that was made during a particular period in time
- phrase structure — the hierarchical arrangement of the constituent words and phrases of a sentence.
- picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
- picture postcard — postcard (def 1).
- pleasure steamer — a boat powered by steam, used for recreational purposes
- pleasure-seeking — always looking for pleasure
- postremogeniture — a system of inheritance under which the estate of a deceased person goes to his youngest son. Also called ultimogeniture. Compare primogeniture (def 2).
- pourriture noble — noble rot.
- pressure flaking — a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.
- pressure welding — the welding together of two objects by holding them together under pressure.
- pressure-treated — (of wood) treated with a chemical or chemicals applied under pressure to reduce such problems as insect infestation, decay, and rotting.
- pure watercolour — water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
- report structure — A report structure is a structure containing a reporting clause and a reported clause or a quote.
- room temperature — a comfortable temperature range indoors, usually considered to be 68 to 77°F (20 to 25°C).
- sales literature — all of the literature, such as brochures, price lists, and customer testimonials, that a company uses to promote its goods, products, or services to the public
- sculpture garden — a garden that showcases sculptures in landscaped surroundings
- secured creditor — a creditor who has a secured loan
- security measure — a precaution taken against terrorism, espionage or other danger
- shuttle armature — a simple H-shaped armature used in small direct-current motors
- social structure — structure (def 9).
- street furniture — pieces of equipment, such as streetlights and pillar boxes, placed in the street for the benefit of the public
- temperature spot — a sensory area in the skin that selectively responds to increased or decreased temperature; a warm spot or a cold spot.
- texture modifier — a substance that is added to food products to increase viscosity
- tray agriculture — hydroponics.
- twin-carburettor — (of an engine) having two carburettors
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
- volunteer bureau — an agency that matches up people wishing to do voluntary work with appropriate voluntary organizations
- woodland culture — a long pre-Columbian tradition characterized by the corded pottery of a hunting and later agricultural people of the eastern U.S. noted for the construction of burial mounds and other structures and dating from c1000 b.c. to a.d. 1700.