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10-letter words containing c, o, u, r, s

  • paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
  • pc support — (job)   (Or "PC analyst", end user support) A person who works with microcomputer applications including word processors, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, database management systems, electronic mail, and communications. He also evaluates, installs and supports PCs, Macintoshes, and associated peripherals.
  • 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.
  • percursory — passing through rapidly; cursory
  • percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
  • periculous — dangerous; perilous
  • pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
  • persecutor — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • podocarpus — any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Podocarpus, of tropical and semitropical regions, especially P. macrophyllus, which is cultivated as an ornamental.
  • porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
  • portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
  • postocular — located behind the eye
  • precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
  • preciouses — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
  • preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
  • preclosure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
  • preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
  • precocious — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
  • preconsume — to consume in advance
  • precursors — a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
  • precursory — of the nature of a precursor; preliminary; introductory: precursory remarks.
  • predacious — predatory; rapacious.
  • procacious — insolent
  • procellous — stormy, as the sea.
  • processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
  • procoelous — describing vertebrae with a concave cranial surface
  • procrustes — a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed. He was killed by Theseus.
  • pronucleus — either of the gametic nuclei that unite in fertilization to form the nucleus of the zygote.
  • proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
  • prosciutto — salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
  • prosecutor — Law. prosecuting attorney. a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
  • prospectus — a document describing the major features of a proposed literary work, project, business venture, etc., in enough detail so that prospective investors, participants, or buyers may evaluate it: Don't buy the new stock offering until you read the prospectus carefully.
  • pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
  • put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
  • racecourse — racetrack.
  • raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
  • raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
  • radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
  • reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
  • recidivous — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
  • reconquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
  • recusation — the act of recusing a judge
  • rediscount — to discount again.
  • rescue dog — a dog trained to assist rescue workers
  • resourcing — the provision of resources
  • rhoicissus — any plant of the climbing genus Rhoicissus, related to and resembling cissus, esp R. rhomboidea (grape ivy), grown for its shiny evergreen foliage: family Vitaceae
  • ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
  • rock music — heavy form of pop music
  • root cause — origin
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