10-letter words containing a, n, u, r
- quarreling — an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
- quartation — the adding of silver to a mixture of gold and silver until the ratio is about one to three, at which point the silver can be removed using nitric acid
- quartering — one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book.
- quaternary — consisting of four.
- quaternate — arranged in or consisting of four parts, as the leaves of certain plants.
- quaternion — a group or set of four persons or things.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- quatorzain — a verse of fourteen lines
- queencraft — the art of queenly rule
- queensware — a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected c1765 by Wedgwood.
- quinacrine — an alkaloid, C 2 3 H 3 0 ClN 3 O, similar in its properties to pamaquine, used in the treatment of malaria.
- quintipara — A female that has borne five offspring.
- racerunner — a whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus, common in the eastern and central U.S., that runs with great speed.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- rafinesque — Constantine Samuel, 1783–1840, U.S. naturalist, born in Turkey.
- ragamuffin — a ragged, disreputable person; tatterdemalion.
- rain cloud — a cloud or a mass of clouds that yields rain.
- rain gauge — an instrument for measuring rainfall.
- rain-cloud — a cloud or a mass of clouds that yields rain.
- rainsquall — squall1 (def 1).
- raisonneur — a character in a play, novel, or the like who voices the central theme, philosophy, or point of view of the work.
- ranivorous — that eats frogs
- 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
- rating nut — a nut that screws onto the lower end of the rod of a clock pendulum for raising or lowering the weight to alter the rate of the clock.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- razor burn — soreness on the face caused by shaving
- re-adjourn — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- re-hauling — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
- reacquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- read up on — If you read up on a subject, you read a lot about it so that you become informed about it.
- reannounce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- reassuring — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- redcurrant — any of various currant shrubs of the genus Ribes, bearing an edible, red fruit.
- redundance — the state of being redundant.
- redundancy — the state of being redundant.
- refundable — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- refutation — an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
- reguardant — (of a beast) looking backward: a stag regardant.
- regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- rehumanize — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- rejuvenate — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- reluctance — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
- reluctancy — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
- remunerate — to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- renumerate — to represent numbers by symbols.
- renunciate — any religious devotee who renounces earthly pleasures and lives as an ascetic
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- repugnance — the state of being repugnant.