10-letter words containing a, n, u, r

repugnancy — the state of being repugnant.
reputation — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
restaurant — an establishment where meals are served to customers.
resupinate — bent backward.
returnable — that may be returned: returnable merchandise.
ring gauge — ring1 (def 21).
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)
romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
rough-sawn — (of wood) used as originally cut, without smoothing or sanding: shingles of rough-sawn cedar.
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.
rudimental — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
ruffianish — like a ruffian
ruffianism — conduct befitting a ruffian.
rumfustian — a type of spiced nightcap made with beer
ruminantly — in a ruminant manner
rumination — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
ruminative — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
run a bath — to turn on the taps to fill a bath with water for bathing oneself
run a mile — If you say that someone would run a mile when faced with a particular situation, you mean that they would be very frightened or unwilling to deal with it.
run a risk — exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
run across — 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.
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.
run ragged — to cause to be exhausted, as by constant pressure or harassment
run scared — 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.
rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
rural dean — a cleric ranking just below an archdeacon, in charge of an archdeaconry.
ruritanian — a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.
russianize — to make Russian; impart Russian characteristics to.
saharanpur — a city in NW Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
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.
sandsucker — the flatfish Platessa limandoides
sanguinary — full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle.
sanitarium — an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.
sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
santa cruz — a city on the coast of California.
saturation — the act or process of saturating.
saturnalia — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
sauntering — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
saussurean — pertaining to or characteristic of the theories of Ferdinand de Saussure, especially the view that a language consists of a network of interrelated elements in contrast.
scattergun — A scattergun is a gun that fires a lot of small metal balls at the same time.
scaturient — gushing; overflowing.
schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.

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