10-letter words containing a, d, n, o, u
- roadrunner — either of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, especially G. californianus (greater roadrunner)
- round arch — an arch formed in a continuous curve, especially in a semicircle.
- round clam — quahog.
- round hand — a style of handwriting in which the letters are round, full, and clearly separated.
- round tape — (storage, jargon) Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels. See macrotape, opposite: square tape.
- roundabout — circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement or person.
- roundtable — a number of persons gathered together for conference, discussion of some subject, etc., and often seated at a round table.
- run around — 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.
- sandgrouse — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
- sans doute — without doubt; certainly.
- scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- sinusoidal — Mathematics. of or relating to a sinusoid.
- sit around — be idle, lounge about
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- sound head — a mechanism through which film passes in a projector for conversion of the soundtrack into audio-frequency signals that can be amplified and reproduced.
- sound wave — a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation.
- soundalike — a person or thing that sounds like another, especially a better known or more famous prototype: a whole spate of Elvis Presley soundalikes.
- soundboard — sounding board.
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- soundstage — a soundproof room or building in which cinematic films are shot
- soundtrack — the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
- squadronal — belonging or relating to a squadron or squadrons
- stab wound — knife injury
- subordinal — of, relating to, or ranked as a suborder.
- subpoenaed — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- synandrous — with united stamens
- talk round — If you talk someone round, you persuade them to change their mind so that they agree with you, or agree to do what you want them to do
- thousandth — last in order of a series of a thousand.
- traduction — a transmission or communication
- trunk road — A trunk road is a major road that has been specially built for travelling long distances. A trunk road is not as wide or as fast as a motorway.
- turnaround — the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
- udon thani — a city in NE Thailand.
- ultrasound — Physics. sound with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz, approximately the upper limit of human hearing.
- unabsolved — to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death.
- unabsorbed — not absorbed or taken in
- unaccosted — (of animals) represented as side by side: two dolphins accosted.
- unallotted — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- unanchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- unanointed — to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- unapproved — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
- unarmoured — (of a ship) without armour
- unassorted — consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous: assorted flavors; assorted sizes.
- unavowedly — in an unavowed or concealed manner
- unbroached — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- uncompared — to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.
- under oath — having sworn to tell the truth
- underactor — a secondary actor or agent
- undogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- undulation — an act of undulating; a wavelike motion.
- undulatory — Also, undular. moving in undulations.