10-letter words containing a, c, u, r, s
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- purchasing — buying
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- 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.
- quackgrass — A species of grass, Elymus repens.
- quadratics — a quadratic polynomial or equation.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadrisect — to divide (something) into four equal parts.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- race music — blues-based music or jazz by and for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s, when it was regarded as a distinctive, separate market by the music industry; early jazz or rhythm-and-blues.
- 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
- ranunculus — any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Ranunculus, having finely divided leaves and typically yellow five-petalled flowers. The genus includes buttercup, crowfoot, spearwort, and lesser celandine
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- requiescat — a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
- resurfaced — to give a new surface to.
- resurfacer — a machine or tool used for resurfacing
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- 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.
- run scared — 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.
- sandsucker — the flatfish Platessa limandoides
- santa cruz — a city on the coast of California.
- saucerlike — resembling a saucer
- scarabaeus — scarab (defs 2, 3).
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scattergun — A scattergun is a gun that fires a lot of small metal balls at the same time.
- scaturient — gushing; overflowing.
- schaumburg — a city in NE Illinois.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- schumacher — Ernst Friedrich (ɛrnst ˈfriːdrɪç). 1911–77, British economist, born in Germany. He is best known for his book Small is Beautiful (1973)
- scordatura — the tuning of a stringed instrument in other than the usual way to facilitate the playing of certain compositions.
- scoutcraft — practice of or skill at scouting.
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrubbable — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- scrubboard — washboard (defs 1, 2).
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scrum half — a player who puts in the ball at scrums and tries to get it away to his three-quarter backs
- scuff mark — Scuff marks are marks made on a smooth surface when something is rubbed against it.
- sculptural — relating to sculpture
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- sdrucciola — (of rhymes) triple
- sea urchin — any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- search out — hunt for, seek