10-letter words containing c, r, e, u, s
- prediscuss — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- prejudices — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- 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.
- 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.
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- putrescent — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadrisect — to divide (something) into four equal parts.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- race music — blues-based music or jazz by and for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s, when it was regarded as a distinctive, separate market by the music industry; early jazz or rhythm-and-blues.
- 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
- re-discuss — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- 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.
- recrudesce — to break out afresh, as a sore, a disease, or anything else that has been quiescent.
- recureless — incapable of cure or recovery
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- red fescue — a grass, Festuca rubra, of the meadows of the North Temperate Zone, having green, reddish, or bluish-green flower clusters.
- red spruce — a spruce, Picea rubens, of eastern North America, having reddish-brown bark and cones and yielding a light, soft wood used for pulp, in the construction of boxes, etc.
- rediscount — to discount again.
- reinstruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- requiescat — a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
- reschedule — to schedule for another or later time: to reschedule a baseball game because of rain.
- rescrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- rescue dog — a dog trained to assist rescue workers
- resecuring — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- resin duct — a tube or duct in a woody stem or a leaf, especially in conifers, lined with glandular epithelium that secretes resins.
- resourcing — the provision of resources
- respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- resurfaced — to give a new surface to.
- resurfacer — a machine or tool used for resurfacing
- resurgence — rising or tending to rise again; reviving; renascent.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- root cause — origin
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- 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.
- rustbucket — an old, run-down freighter, especially one whose hull is covered with rust.