10-letter words containing d, u, r, e, f
- rudderfish — any of various fishes having the habit of following behind ships, as a pilot fish.
- rutherford — Daniel, 1749–1819, Scottish physician and chemist: discoverer of nitrogen.
- self-guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- sour-faced — bad-tempered and unfriendly
- superfluid — a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
- surefooted — not likely to stumble, slip, or fall.
- tax refund — rebate on overpaid tax
- trisulfide — a sulfide containing three sulfur atoms.
- turned off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- unaffirmed — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
- unbuffered — an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc.
- undeferred — postponed or delayed.
- undeformed — having the form changed, especially with loss of beauty; misshapen; disfigured: After the accident his arm was permanently deformed.
- under fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- under foot — on the ground; beneath one's feet
- undercliff — a low cliff created by extreme weather
- undercroft — a vault or chamber under the ground, especially in a church.
- underdraft — a tendency of a rolled piece to curve downward after passing through a stand, occurring when the upper roll is faster than the lower. Compare overdraft (def 7).
- underfired — supplied with fuel or heat from beneath.
- underfloor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- underframe — the lower frame on which a vehicular structure rests: the underframe of a bus.
- underproof — containing a smaller proportion of alcohol than proof spirit.
- unenforced — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unfactored — one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- unfathered — having no father; fatherless.
- unfavoured — not regarded with especial kindness or approval
- unfeatured — not featured
- unfettered — to release from fetters.
- unfiltered — reality-based.
- unforcedly — in an unforced manner
- unfordable — (of a river, flood, stream, etc) not able to be forded
- unforested — not forested
- unforetold — not foretold
- unfortuned — unfortunate
- unfostered — not brought up by a parent
- unfrazzled — worn-out; fatigued: a party that left us frazzled.
- unfriended — without friends; not befriended.
- unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- unfurrowed — (of a person's face) without the deep folds which appear in the skin when someone is annoyed, unhappy, or confused
- unheard of — that was never heard of; unknown: an unheard-of artist.
- unheard-of — that was never heard of; unknown: an unheard-of artist.
- uninformed — having or prepared with information or knowledge; apprised: an informed audience that asked intelligent questions.
- unperfumed — (esp of cosmetics) not perfumed or scented
- unprofaned — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- unprofited — lacking profit or gain
- unpurified — not purified, not purged of impure matter
- unratified — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
- unreformed — amended by removal of faults, abuses, etc.
- unsurfaced — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- unverified — confirmed as to accuracy or truth by acceptable evidence, action, etc.