12-Letter Words Containing U

Counterplan

Counterplay

Counterplea

Counterplot

Counterploy

Melody added to another

Combination of melodies

Feature of much of Bach's music

Weight balancing another

Balance of one picture, so uneven

Balance cost in Europe being reorganised

COUNTERPOSE

Counterpose

Comparative adjective or agent noun

Knock back drink by bar

Retaliation from buffoon hiding under work surface

Boxer might take this drink, sitting next to bar

Counterraid

Adverb

Countershot

"This window closed," etc.

Authorises notice found in bars

This window closed, etc.

Countersink

English word

Counterspy

A stain of a contrasting color used to color the components in a microscopic specimen that are not made visible by the principal stain.

COUNTERS counter

Counterstep

English word

COUNTERSUE

Countersuit

Singer getting note say, below bar

A singing bank teller (wordplay)

Singer with note heard at end of bar

International barter in which one country agrees to import commodities from another country to which it exports commodities.

English word

Countervail

Counterview

English word

Countryseat

This puzzle's title, or a hint to half of its theme (wordplay)

She lives in a rural district

A person from one's own country; a compatriot.

Bravely

Desire (for another's property)

English word

Crematorium

Crenulation

Croquignole

Flow at an angle to the main flow

A tendency in conflict with another

Hybrid present in turbulent water

Crosscut

Crossruff

Crucifixion

Crumminess

Crustiness

Cryosurgeon

""The selective exposure of tissues to extreme cold, often by applying a probe containing liquid nitrogen, to bring about the destruction or elimination of abnormal cells.""

""Any of various yeastlike fungi of the genus Cryptococcus, commonly occurring in the soil and including certain pathogenic species, such as the causative agent of cryptococcosis.""

""Of or pertaining to the series Cryptogamia, or to plants of that series.""

""A species of Cardamine (C. pratensis), or lady's smock. Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin (Lychnis Floscuculi). Cardamine (C. pratensis), or lady's smock. Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin (Lychnis Floscuculi).""

Culmination

CULPABLE blameworthy

Cultivable.

Cultivation

Cumbersome

CUMBROUS {unwieldy=adj}

Cumulative

Storm cloud

Thundercloud

Same as cunnilingus.cunnilingus.

Cupellation

Cupronickel

Curability

""CURARIZE to poison with curare, also CURARISE""

Curatorship

Curettement

Gruff

Currycomb

Cursedness

Flu, mono, etc. (wordplay)

They reduce short illnesses

Curveball

Cuspidation

Cussedness

Customhouse

Variant of customhouse .

Cutability

Cuttlefish

Cypripedium

DAUGHTER a female {child=n}

English word

Debauchery

Debouchment

Inflected form of CARBURIZED Inflected form of CARBURIZE To combine wtih carbon or a carbon compound; said esp. of a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of valatile hydrocarbons.

Decarburize

Deconstruct

DECOROUS {proper=adj}

Decrepitude

Decussation

Deglutition

Uncommon tastings pre-pared, got us instead

HUMANIZING humanize

HUMIDIFIED humidify

Device for reducing moisture content of the atmosphere

Dehumidify

In a very pleasing manner

In a pleasing way

So as to fail in duty.

Becoming liquid

LIQUESCING liquesce

DELUSIVE tending to delude

MODULATING modulate

Extraction of a signal from its carrier

Demodulator

Demureness

To render unnatural; to alienate from nature.

DENATURE to deprive of natural qualities

Conclusion is to include North Carolina in the criticism

Conclusion is to include North Carolina for criticism

""Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx.as, a denticulate leaf of calyx.""

Inflected form of NUCLEARIZE Inflected form of NUCLEAR pertaining to a {nucleus=n}

Strong public criticism

Public condemnation of awful auctioned inn

What the whistleblower is capable of is informing

Same as Denunciatory. Denunciatory.

""Characterized by or containing a denunciation; minatory; accusing; threatening; as, severe and denunciatory language. as, severe and denunciatory language.""

POPULATING populate

Reduction in inhabitants

Loss of inhabitants

Inflected form of PRESSURIZE Inflected form of PRESSURE to apply force to

""DEPUTIZE to act as a deputy, also DEPUTISE""

REGULATING regulate

Removal of restrictions

Restrictions being removed? Lie around and get sozzled

Inflected form of SEXUALIZED Inflected form of SEXUALIZE To attribute sex to.

Desexualize

The state of being desirous.

Despiteful

Despitefully.

""DESQUAMATE To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.""

""The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.""

Destitution

Able to be demolished

Easily destroyed

Is capable of being spoiled in the little pig's house of straw presumably

Destruction

Inflected form of SULFURIZED Inflected form of SULFURIZE

Desulfurize

Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen.

Deuteranope

A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

DEUTERANOPE

Deuteration

English word

Devaluation

Devoutness

Translucently.

""Consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossils; as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite).as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite).""

English word

Part 2 of quip

Part 4 of quip

Troubles

""DIFFUSION The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.""

""DIFFUSION The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.""

(Chemistry) a compound having two sites in the molecule that are highly reactive

Diluteness

In a diminutive manner.

A molecule that consists of a combination of two nucleotides.

Diplodocus

Disaccustom

Ensure there is no mistake about meaning - misguide a bat (anagram)

Disannul

Disastrous

Disburden

Payment of money from a fund

Partner having left, really in debt, sums wasted, money spent!

Uneasy or embarrassed state

Embarrassment

Embarrassment.

The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder; agitation; perturbation.

No longer produced

Can no longer order detectives to press on with head of department

Stops selling record, not in use after remix

Where go-go crowds go.

Girl's payments, of a kind, covering old-time musical entertainment

""Capable of being, or suitable to be, discounted; as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank. as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank.""

Discourager

Putting (someone) off

Dashing hopes, record the passing of our youth (wordplay)

With noisy entertainment old city getting older is off-putting

Rude detective imprisons one polite type

Rude, inconsiderate

Ill-mannered

Discursive

Disdainful

EMBOGUING embogue

Disencumber

Disfunction

Disfurnish

Disfurnish

GRUNTLING gruntle

Disguise.

Disgustful

Disgusting

Disillusion

Not straightforward or candid

Not sincere

Disguise noun out of hand? That's not fair!

Disjunction

Disjunctive

Disjuncture

Displeasure

Debates ain't so stupid if appropriately organised

Sidney comes back to position nations to release new arguments

""Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper. as, a disputatious person or temper.""

Removed from competition

Ruled inadmissible

Not allowed to race? It's why some people are driven!

Disqualify

Disquietude

""A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation.""

Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.

Lacking public estimation

Not of decent character

Superb detail (anagram) -shady

In a disreputable manner.

Disruptive

Disseminule

SIMULATED simulate

Dissimulate

One who dissimulates; a dissembler.

Dissolution

Dissuasive

Distraught

Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes; distributive.

Distributee

Handing out