10-letter words containing a, n, u, l, s
- nondualist — One who rejects dualism.
- nonmusical — not belonging to or relating to music
- nonsecular — of or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal: secular interests.
- nonsensual — Not sensual.
- nuclearism — a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- nucleobase — (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
- null-space — the set of elements of a vector space that a given linear transformation maps to zero.
- nulliparas — Plural form of nullipara.
- nuyts land — early name of a region on the southern coast in S Australia, discovered by the Dutch in 1626–27.
- oculonasal — Pertaining to the eyes and nose.
- oleaginous — having the nature or qualities of oil.
- omnisexual — pansexual (def 2).
- onslaughts — Plural form of onslaught.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- osculation — the act of kissing.
- outlanders — Plural form of outlander.
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- outlasting — Present participle of outlast.
- outsailing — Present participle of outsail.
- panniculus — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- pasquilant — the writer of a pasquinade
- paul jones — an old-time dance in which partners are exchanged
- peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- plain suit — a suit other than the trump suit.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- pulsatance — the angular frequency of a periodic motion
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- push along — to go away
- queensland — a state in NE Australia. 670,500 sq. mi. (1,736,595 sq. km). Capital: Brisbane.
- rainsquall — squall1 (def 1).
- 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
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- saint luke — a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18
- saint paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- sally lunn — a slightly sweetened teacake served hot with butter.
- salmagundi — a mixed dish consisting usually of cubed poultry or fish, chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, oil, etc., often served as a salad.
- salutation — the act of saluting.
- san manuel — a town in S Arizona.
- san miguel — a city in E El Salvador.
- sanguinely — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- saturnalia — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- saxon blue — a dye made by dissolving indigo in a solution of sulphuric acid
- scandalous — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- sea walnut — a comb jelly, as of the genus Mnemiopsis, shaped like a walnut.
- seleucidan — Seleucid.
- semiannual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.