11-letter words that end in re
- center-fire — (of a cartridge) having the primer in the center of the base. Compare rimfire (def 1).
- centre-fire — (of a cartridge) having the primer in the centre of the base
- cervelliere — a close-fitting cap of mail or plate; coif.
- chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
- charityware — careware
- chemosphere — an atmospheric zone about 19 to 80 km (11.8 to 49.7 mi) above the earth's surface, in which photochemical reactions take place
- chromophore — a group of atoms in a chemical compound that are responsible for the colour of the compound
- chronometre — (nonstandard, and, now, largely obsolete) Alternative form of chronometer.
- cigar store — a retail store specializing in tobacco products, as cigars and cigarettes.
- city centre — The city centre is the busiest part of a city, where most of the shops and businesses are.
- clinochlore — a mineral similar to chlorite in appearance
- coadventure — adventure in which two or more share.
- combo store — a combined drugstore and supermarket.
- commissaire — (in professional cycle racing) a referee who travels in an open-topped car with the riders to witness any infringement of the rules
- common core — the most important subjects of the curriculum
- compressure — the act of compressing.
- condottiere — a commander or soldier in a professional mercenary company in Europe from the 13th to the 16th centuries
- conjuncture — a combination of events, esp a critical one
- consigliere — a trusted adviser, esp in a criminal organization
- contracture — a disorder in which a skeletal muscle is permanently tightened (contracted), most often caused by spasm or paralysis of the antagonist muscle that maintains normal muscle tension
- copper wire — a type of wire made from copper used in electrics
- cosmosphere — a device consisting of a glass globe on which the stars are shown, and within which is another globe representing the Earth, that shows the position of the Earth, at any given time, in relation to the stars
- cost centre — a unit, such as a department of a company, to which costs may be allocated for cost accounting purposes
- counterbore — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterfire — fire that is intended to destroy enemy weapons
- countermure — a wall positioned behind, or before, another wall and hence providing extra defence
- crackleware — porcelain or pottery decorated with intentional crazing in the glaze
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- cremaillere — a trench or fortification constructed in an indented or saw-tooth pattern
- crippleware — a computer program whose functionality has been deliberately limited, thus forcing the user to purchase additional software
- cult figure — a person who inspires devotion in a particular group of people
- dead centre — the exact top (top dead centre) or bottom (bottom dead centre) of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump
- declinature — the act of refusing politely
- decumbiture — the act of lying recumbent and, in particular, as a sick patient in bed
- dental care — Dental care is medical care and hygiene relating to your teeth.
- destructure — mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
- detritivore — an organism that uses organic waste as a food source, as certain insects.
- detritovore — any organism that feeds on detritus
- die walküre — an opera by Wagner (1870), one of four in a cycle based on the German myth of the Ring of the Nibelung
- disjuncture — the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined; disjunction.
- displeasure — dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.
- distincture — distinctness
- divestiture — the act of divesting.
- doctrinaire — a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- dorsetshire — a county in S England. 1024 sq. mi. (2650 sq. km).
- dry measure — the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring dry commodities, as grain or fruit. In the U.S. 2 pints = 1 quart (1.101 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (8.810 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (35.24 liters). In Great Britain 2 pints = 1 quart (1.136 liters); 4 quarts = 1 gallon (4.546 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (9.092 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (36.37 liters); 8 bushels = 1 quarter (291.0 liters).
- duplicature — a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
- e-signature — a technology that allows a person to electronically affix a signature or its equivalent to an electronic document, as when consenting to an online contract.
- earthenware — pottery of baked or hardened clay, especially any of the coarse, opaque varieties.
- echotexture — (medicine) The patterning of echogenicity in a diagnostic image.