10-letter words containing a, n, t, i, s, u
- luminarist — a painter concerned with precision in using light and shade
- lusitanian — (italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- magnitudes — Plural form of magnitude.
- malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- manicurist — a person who gives manicures.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- miniatures — Plural form of miniature.
- mint sauce — Mint sauce is a sauce made from mint leaves, vinegar, and sugar, which is often eaten with lamb.
- miscanthus — any tall perennial bamboo-like grass of the genus Miscanthus, native from southern Africa to SE Asia and cultivated for ornament in temperate regions
- mousterian — of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to the early upper Pleistocene Epoch (c100,000–40,000 b.c.) and consisting of five or more stone-artifact traditions in Europe whose characteristic tools are side scrapers and points.
- nasturtium — any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers.
- naturalise — Alternative spelling of naturalize.
- naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- naturalist — a person who studies or is an expert in natural history, especially a zoologist or botanist.
- naturistic — Pertaining to naturism (doctrine attributing everything to nature).
- naughtiest — Superlative form of naughty; most naughty.
- nauseating — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
- nauseation — The act of nauseating.
- nauseative — causing nausea
- nautiloids — Plural form of nautiloid.
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutralism — the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- neutralist — a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- nondualist — One who rejects dualism.
- numismatic — of, relating to, or consisting of coins, medals, paper money, etc.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- outgassing — to remove (adsorbed or occluded gases), usually by heat or reduced pressure.
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- outlasting — Present participle of outlast.
- outpassion — to surpass in passion
- outraising — Present participle of outraise.
- outsailing — Present participle of outsail.
- outstaring — Present participle of outstare.
- outstation — a post, station, or settlement in a remote or outlying area.
- paintbrush — a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.
- pantsuited — wearing a pantsuit
- pasquilant — the writer of a pasquinade
- plain suit — a suit other than the trump suit.
- pneumatics — a pneumatic tire.
- puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- pursuivant — a heraldic officer of the lowest class, ranking below a herald.
- quaintness — (obsolete) Cunning; craftiness.
- quantifies — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantising — Present participle of quantise.
- quantities — Plural form of quantity.
- quittances — Plural form of quittance.
- quotations — Plural form of quotation.