10-letter words containing a, e, l, u, r
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- gratefully — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- graticules — Plural form of graticule.
- guard cell — either of two specialized epidermal cells that flank the pore of a stoma and usually cause it to open and close.
- guerrillas — Plural form of guerrilla.
- guide rail — a track or rail designed to control the movement of an object, as a door or window.
- gun barrel — firearm: tube-shaped part
- half-quire — 12 uniform sheets of paper.
- harlequins — Plural form of harlequin.
- heartfully — In a heartful manner.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- hexangular — having six angles.
- honourable — (British spelling) Alternative form of honorable.
- horselaugh — a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision.
- hour angle — the angle, measured westward through 360°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body.
- housecarls — Plural form of housecarl.
- humblebrag — a statement intended as a boast or brag but disguised by a humble apology, complaint, etc.
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
- ill nature — unkindly or unpleasant disposition.
- illustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- immaturely — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- inarguable — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- incurables — Plural form of incurable.
- ingrateful — Ungrateful; not grateful.
- inquirable — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
- insularize — to make into an island or represent as insular.
- interlunar — pertaining to the moon's monthly period of invisibility between the old moon and the new.
- intermural — of, relating to, or taking place between two or more institutions, cities, etc.: an intermural track meet.
- irregulars — Plural form of irregular.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- jaruzelski — Wojciech (Witold) [voi-chekh vee-tawld] /ˈvɔɪ tʃɛx ˈvi tɔld/ (Show IPA), 1923–2014, Polish general and political leader: prime minister 1981–85; president 1989–90.
- jentacular — Of or pertaining to a breakfast taken early in the morning, or immediately on getting up.
- journalese — a manner of writing or speaking characterized by clichés, occasional neologism, archness, sensationalizing adjectives, unusual or faulty syntax, etc., used by some journalists, especially certain columnists, and regarded as typical journalistic style.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- kurt alder — Kurt [kurt;; German koo rt] /kɜrt;; German kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1902–58, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- la bruyere — Jean de [zhahn duh] /ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1645–96, French moralist and author.
- la perouse — Jean François de Galaup [zhahn frahn-swa duh ga-loh] /ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa də gaˈloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1741–88, French naval officer and explorer.
- laboursome — (obsolete) Hard-working.
- lackluster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lacklustre — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- lager lout — a rowdy or aggressive young drunk male
- lagered-up — intoxicated, esp after drinking lager
- lake huron — a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- lake trout — a large, fork-tailed trout, Salvelinus namaycush, of the lakes of Canada and the northern U.S., valued as a food and game fish.
- lake urmia — a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring