10-letter words containing h, u, r, l
- hurtlessly — harmlessly
- hut circle — a circle of earth or stones representing the site of a prehistoric hut
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- 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.
- ill humour — a disagreeable or sullen mood; bad temper
- irish bull — a paradoxical statement that appears at first to make sense. Example: He's the kind of guy who looks you right in the eye as he stabs you in the back.
- jury wheel — a device, containing slips with the names of prospective jurors, that when spun mixes the names for random selection.
- kieselguhr — diatomaceous earth.
- lake huron — a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- late hours — rising and going to bed later than is usual
- lauderhill — a city in SE Florida: suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- leucorrhea — Alternative form of leukorrhea.
- leukorrhea — A whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina.
- leverhulme — Viscount (William Hesketh Lever) 1851–1925, English soap manufacturer, originator of an employee profit-sharing plan, and founder of a model industrial town.
- lévy-bruhl — Lucien (lysjɛ̃). 1857–1939, French anthropologist and philosopher, noted for his study of the psychology of primitive peoples
- lithuresis — the passage of gravel in the urine.
- loudhailer — (British) A megaphone or bullhorn.
- low church — pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican Church that emphasizes evangelicalism and lays little stress on the sacraments, church rituals, and church authority.
- lower hutt — an industrial town in New Zealand on the S coast of North Island. Pop: 100 300 (2004 est)
- lug wrench — a wrench for loosening or tightening lug nuts.
- lukewarmth — lukewarmness
- lumen-hour — a unit of luminous energy, equal to that emitted in 1 hour by a light source emitting a luminous flux of 1 lumen. Abbreviation: lm-hr.
- lunch hour — pause from work to eat midday meal
- lunchbreak — A period of rest from work for the purpose of eating lunch.
- lunchrooms — Plural form of lunchroom.
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- milk churn — a container used to transport milk from farms
- mirthfully — In a mirthful manner.
- muhlenberg — Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750–1801, U.S. clergyman and statesman: first Speaker of the House 1789–91, 1793–95.
- nail brush — small brush for cleaning finger- and toe-nails
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- nonharmful — Not harmful.
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- outrightly — Outright.
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- overslaugh — to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.
- phase rule — a law that the number of degrees of freedom in a system in equilibrium is equal to two plus the number of components less the number of phases. Thus, a system of ice, melted ice, and water vapor, being one component and three phases, has no degrees of freedom. Compare variance (def 4).
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- pitcherful — the amount held by a pitcher.
- pre-launch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- prepublish — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- prothallus — prothallium.
- publishers — a publishing company
- re-hauling — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.