10-letter words containing d, u, r, c
- dutch rise — an increase in wages that is of no benefit to the recipient
- dutch rush — scouring rush.
- dyrrachium — a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 86 900 (1991 est)
- ecuadorean — a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- ecuadorian — person from Ecuador
- edulcorant — tending to edulcorate
- edulcorate — to free from acids, salts, or impurities by washing; purify.
- elucidator — One who elucidates.
- encaptured — Simple past tense and past participle of encapture.
- encouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of encourage.
- encumbered — Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.
- endproduct — Alternative spelling of end product.
- endurances — Plural form of endurance.
- epicardium — A serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
- euroclydon — a stormy wind from the north or northeast that occurs in the Levant, which caused the ship in which St Paul was travelling to be wrecked (Acts 27:14)
- eurocredit — a loan in which the currency of the loan is different from the national currency of the lending bank
- face guard — a guard used to protect a player's face
- fecundator — to make prolific or fruitful.
- flue-cured — cured or dried by hot air passed through flues
- fluohydric — (chemistry) hydrofluoric.
- fluoresced — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoresce.
- food court — a space, as in a shopping mall, with a concentration of fast-food stalls and usually a common eating area.
- food truck — a truck or van from which food is sold, as to people on the street.
- fricandeau — a loin of veal, larded and braised, or roasted.
- fructified — Simple past tense and past participle of fructify.
- fructoside — a glycoside that yields fructose upon hydrolysis.
- furry dice — two oversized dice covered with fake fur and hung in a car as a decoration
- godoy cruz — a city in Mendoza province, W Argentina.
- grand coup — the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.
- granduncle — an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle.
- ground ice — anchor ice.
- guard cell — either of two specialized epidermal cells that flank the pore of a stoma and usually cause it to open and close.
- guardiance — (obsolete) guardianship.
- hand cruft — (jargon) (After "hand craft") To write something by hand that would be better done automatically, e.g. writing assembly language instead of using a compiler (see hand hacking).
- hand truck — truck1 (def 3).
- hard court — a tennis court having a concrete or asphalt surface.
- hard sauce — a mixture of butter and confectioners' sugar, often with flavoring and cream.
- hold court — Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
- huckstered — Simple past tense and past participle of huckster.
- 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.
- idée reçue — a generally held opinion or concept
- impictured — painted
- imprudence — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- incouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of incourage.
- incumbered — encumber.
- incurvated — Simple past tense and past participle of incurvate.
- indecorous — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- instructed — Simple past tense and past participle of instruct.
- interclude — to confine