10-letter words containing a, n, u, r, s
- binoculars — Binoculars consist of two small telescopes joined together side by side, which you look through in order to look at things that are a long way away.
- bonus army — a group of 12,000 World War I veterans who massed in Washington, D.C., the summer of 1932 to induce Congress to appropriate moneys for the payment of bonus certificates granted in 1924.
- boundaries — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- brontosaur — apatosaurus
- brugmansia — any of various solanaceous plants of the genus Brugmansia, native to tropical American regions and closely related to daturas, having sweetly scented flowers
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- bunchgrass — grass that grows in tufts
- bushranger — an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
- cane sugar — the sucrose obtained from sugar cane, which is identical to that obtained from sugar beet
- cannelures — Plural form of cannelure.
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- canorously — In a canorous manner.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- carbuncles — Plural form of carbuncle.
- carmustine — a toxic nitrosurea, C 5 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 O 2 , used in the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
- carthusian — a member of an austere monastic order founded by Saint Bruno in 1084 near Grenoble, France
- cassumunar — an aromatic, bitter root similar to ginger
- casuarinas — Plural form of casuarina.
- cautioners — Plural form of cautioner.
- censurable — deserving censure, condemnation, or blame
- centauress — A female centaur; a she-centaur.
- centauries — Plural form of centaury.
- churnalism — a type of journalism that relies on reusing existing material such as press releases and wire service reports instead of original research, esp as a result of an increased demand for news content
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- communards — Plural form of communard.
- coriolanus — Gaius Marcius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈmɑːsɪəs). 5th century bc, a legendary Roman general, who allegedly led an army against Rome but was dissuaded from conquering it by his mother and wife
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- cornaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cornaceae, a family of temperate plants, mostly trees and shrubs, including dogwood, cornel, and spotted laurel
- courtesans — Plural form of courtesan.
- cresta run — high-speed tobogganing down a steep narrow passage
- cruikshank — George. 1792–1878, English illustrator and caricaturist
- crustacean — A crustacean is an animal with a hard shell and several pairs of legs, which usually lives in water. Crabs, lobsters, and shrimps are crustaceans.
- crustation — the action of forming a crust
- currawongs — Plural form of currawong.
- cystinuria — a condition in which excessive levels of cystine are present in the urine
- delustrant — an agent which removes lustre from something
- demeanours — Plural form of demeanour.
- demeasnure — demeanour
- depanneurs — Plural form of depanneur.
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- disnatured — deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural
- disruptant — That which disrupts.
- disturbant — having a disturbing effect, disquieting
- diurnalist — a person who writes a diurnal; a journalist
- drainspout — downspout.
- dune grass — a stout grass, Elymus arenarius, of Eurasia, used as a binder for shifting sand.
- ear fungus — a smooth, reddish-brown ear-shaped fungus, Otidia smithii, abundant in North America.
- eastbourne — a seaport in East Sussex, in SE England.
- el mansûra — a city in NE Egypt: scene of a battle (1250) in which the Crusaders were defeated by the Mamelukes and Louis IX of France was captured; cotton-manufacturing centre. Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)