10-letter words containing a, y, u, r
- malmesbury — William of, William of Malmesbury.
- manularity — /man"yoo-la"ri-tee/ ("manual" + "granularity") A notional measure of the manual labor required for some task, particularly one of the sort that automation is supposed to eliminate. "Composing English on paper has much higher manularity than using a text editor, especially in the revising stage." Hackers tend to consider manularity a symptom of primitive methods; in fact, a true hacker confronted with an apparent requirement to do a computing task by hand will inevitably seize the opportunity to build another tool (see toolsmith).
- mapinguary — A legendary red-furred ground-dwelling sloth-like creature said to live in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia.
- mary tudor — Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- maurolycus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 70 miles (110 km) in diameter.
- measurably — capable of being measured.
- measuredly — In a measured fashion.
- metallurgy — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- modularity — the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.
- modulatory — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- monaurally — In a monaural fashion.
- moucharaby — a projecting second-storey window or balcony enclosed with latticework
- multi-year — a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year.
- multilayer — multilayered.
- multiparty — of or relating to more than two political parties.
- murray cod — a large Australian freshwater fish, Maccullochella peeli, chiefly of the Murray and Darling rivers
- muscularly — In a muscular manner.
- muster day — the annual day for enrollment in the militia of all able men aged 18 to 45, according to a law established in 1792 and in effect until after the Civil War.
- myocardium — the muscular substance of the heart.
- myrtaceous — belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Compare myrtle family.
- naturality — The condition of being natural; nature, naturalness.
- neurodynia — (pathology) nerve pain; neuralgia.
- neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neutrality — the state of being neutral.
- nurseryman — a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.
- obdurately — In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
- oracularly — In an oracular manner.
- osculatory — to come into close contact or union.
- oxyuriasis — human infection with pinworms.
- paraguayan — a republic in central South America between Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina. 157,047 sq. mi. (406,750 sq. km). Capital: Asunción.
- paronymous — containing the same root or stem, as the words wise and wisdom.
- patibulary — of or relating to a gallows or an execution
- paul flory — Paul John, 1910–85, U.S. chemist: pioneer in research on polymers; Nobel Prize 1974.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- plutolatry — the worship of wealth or material possessions
- popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- prayer rug — a small rug upon which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself during his devotions.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- promptuary — a storehouse
- propylaeum — Often, propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
- puppy farm — an establishment, often with poor conditions for housing the animals, where puppies are bred for profit
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- quadrilogy — (nonstandard) A tetralogy.
- quaestuary — a quaestor