10-letter words containing a, n, d, r, o, u
- read up on — If you read up on a subject, you read a lot about it so that you become informed about it.
- 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.
- sit around — be idle, lounge about
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- soundboard — sounding board.
- 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
- subordinal — of, relating to, or ranked as a suborder.
- 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
- 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.
- ultrasound — Physics. sound with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz, approximately the upper limit of human hearing.
- unabsorbed — not absorbed or taken in
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- undulatory — Also, undular. moving in undulations.
- unfactored — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- unfavoured — not regarded with especial kindness or approval
- unfordable — (of a river, flood, stream, etc) not able to be forded
- unheard of — that was never heard of; unknown: an unheard-of artist.
- unheard-of — that was never heard of; unknown: an unheard-of artist.
- unimodular — (of a matrix) having its determinant equal to 1.
- union card — a card identifying one as a member of a particular labor union.
- unlaboured — (of writing or artwork) not showing effort, but natural and flowing in style
- unoperated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- unordained — to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- unordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- unpaid-for — not paid for.
- unpardoned — not excused or forgiven
- unprobated — Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- unprofaned — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- unransomed — (of a person, prisoner, etc) not ransomed or released from captivity by a payment for freedom
- unreasoned — inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
- untailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).