10-letter words containing d, u, r, n, e
- papandreou — Andreas [ahn-drey-uh s] /ɑnˈdreɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (George) 1919–1996, Greek political leader: premier 1981–89 (son of George Papandreou).
- paperbound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- peduncular — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- perdu-mont — Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of Monte Perdido.
- perdurance — permanence; the quality of lasting or enduring forever
- peridinium — a member of the Peridinium genus of marine- or freshwater-dwelling dinoflagellate organisms characterized by armoured plates
- pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- plow under — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- plunderage — act of plundering; pillage.
- plunderers — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- prejudging — a preliminary round of judging, as in a contest where a certain number or percentage of the entrants are eliminated before the final judging.
- premundane — before the creation of the world; antemundane.
- profounder — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- pronounced — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- propounder — to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose: to propound a theory.
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- prudentius — Aurelius Clemens (ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˈklɛmɛnz). 348–410 ad, Latin Christian poet, born in Spain. His works include the allegory Psychomachia
- quadrangle — a plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square.
- quadrennia — Plural form of quadrennium.
- quadricone — a quadric surface swept out by a straight line that passes through a fixed point such that no straight line can intersect it at more than two points
- quadrumane — a quadrumanous animal, as a monkey.
- quandaries — Plural form of quandary.
- re-adjourn — to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely: to adjourn the court.
- read up on — If you read up on a subject, you read a lot about it so that you become informed about it.
- rebuilding — to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
- redcurrant — any of various currant shrubs of the genus Ribes, bearing an edible, red fruit.
- rediscount — to discount again.
- redocument — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- redundance — the state of being redundant.
- redundancy — the state of being redundant.
- referendum — the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body, head of state, etc., to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection. Compare initiative (def 4a).
- refundable — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- refundment — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- reguardant — (of a beast) looking backward: a stag regardant.
- rejoindure — the act of joining again; a reunion
- rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- resin duct — a tube or duct in a woody stem or a leaf, especially in conifers, lined with glandular epithelium that secretes resins.
- resounding — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- roadrunner — either of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, especially G. californianus (greater roadrunner)
- round file — circular file.
- round tape — (storage, jargon) Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels. See macrotape, opposite: square tape.
- roundheels — a prostitute.
- roundhouse — a building for the servicing and repair of locomotives, built around a turntable in the form of some part of a circle.
- roundtable — a number of persons gathered together for conference, discussion of some subject, etc., and often seated at a round table.
- routinised — to develop into a regular procedure.
- routinized — to develop into a regular procedure.
- rudimental — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- ruggedness — having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.
- run ragged — to cause to be exhausted, as by constant pressure or harassment
- 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.