10-letter words containing a, c, o, u, s
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- osculatory — to come into close contact or union.
- outclassed — to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior: He far outclasses the other runners in the race.
- outclasses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outclass.
- outmatches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmatch.
- outreaches — Plural form of outreach.
- palmaceous — belonging to the plant family Palmae.
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- pascagoula — a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- pennaceous — having the texture of a penna; not downy.
- podocarpus — any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Podocarpus, of tropical and semitropical regions, especially P. macrophyllus, which is cultivated as an ornamental.
- porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postocular — located behind the eye
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- procacious — insolent
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- pseudoacid — a compound that is not an acid but which undergoes certain typical reactions of an acid
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- racecourse — racetrack.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- root cause — origin
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- run across — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- rusticator — to go to the country.
- sans souci — without worry; carefree.
- sauce boat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- saxicavous — (of molluscs) tending to bore holes or hollow out rocks
- saxicolous — living or growing among rocks.
- scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- scordatura — the tuning of a stringed instrument in other than the usual way to facilitate the playing of certain compositions.
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- scoutcraft — practice of or skill at scouting.
- scrubboard — washboard (defs 1, 2).
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.