10-letter words containing d, r, y, u
- graduality — The state or degree of being gradual.
- grand jury — a jury, at common law, of 12 to 23 persons, designated to inquire into alleged violations of the law in order to ascertain whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant trial.
- greedyguts — (informal) A greedy person.
- greyed out — (of a navigation button, menu item, etc on a computer screen) not highlighted, indicating that the function is unavailable at a given time
- greyhounds — Plural form of greyhound.
- ground ivy — a creeping, aromatic plant, Glechoma hederacea, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and whorling clusters of small blue flowers.
- groundedly — in a grounded manner, or with good justification or reason
- grudgingly — displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness: grudging acceptance of the victory of an opponent.
- guard duty — a military assignment involving watching over or protecting a person or place or supervising prisoners.
- guy friday — a man who acts as a general assistant in a business office or to an executive and has a wide variety of especially secretarial and clerical duties.
- gynandrous — having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
- humouredly — (only in combination with good, bad or ill) In the manner of a specified kind of humour. See good-humouredly, bad-humouredly, ill-humouredly.
- hunky-dory — about as well as one could wish or expect; satisfactory; fine; OK.
- hydragogue — causing the discharge of watery fluid, as from the bowels.
- hydraulics — the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics.
- hydromulch — to spread mulch on (a field, garden, etc.) in a stream of water propelled through a hose.
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
- jerrybuild — To assemble a project in a hasty, low-quality manner, especially when cheap, low-quality and/or inappropriate materials are used.
- judicatory — of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary: judicatory power.
- labour day — a holiday in honor of labor, celebrated on May 1 in Britain and some parts of the Commonwealth, but on the first Monday in September in Canada, on the fourth Monday in October in New Zealand, and with varying dates in the different states of Australia.
- laundryman — a person who works in or operates a laundry.
- laundrymen — Plural form of laundryman.
- lumberyard — a yard where lumber is stored for sale.
- mary tudor — Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- measuredly — In a measured fashion.
- medium-dry — Medium-dry wine or sherry is not very sweet.
- midcentury — Occurring around the center or middle of the century.
- 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.
- moribundly — In a moribund way.
- murphy bed — a bed constructed so that it can be folded or swung into a closet.
- murray cod — a large Australian freshwater fish, Maccullochella peeli, chiefly of the Murray and Darling rivers
- 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.
- neurodynia — (pathology) nerve pain; neuralgia.
- obdurately — In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
- orotundity — (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- 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.
- presumedly — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- pridefully — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- profoundly — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- profundity — the quality or state of being profound; depth.
- puducherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- purblindly — in a purblind manner
- quadrilogy — (nonstandard) A tetralogy.
- redundancy — the state of being redundant.
- residually — in a residual manner.
- royal duke — a duke who is also a royal prince, being a member of the royal family
- ruddy duck — a stiff-tailed American duck, Oxyura jamaicensis, the adult male of which has a brownish-red body, black crown, and white cheeks.