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10-letter words containing k, u, r, i

  • mudskipper — any of several gobies of the genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus, of tropical seas from Africa to the East Indies and Japan, noted for the habit of remaining out of water on mud flats for certain periods and jumping about when disturbed.
  • multitrack — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • naturelike — the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
  • old turkic — the Turkic languages or dialects spoken in Central Asia from the 8th to the 10th centuries.
  • outranking — Present participle of outrank.
  • outworking — to work harder, better, or faster than.
  • pickup arm — tone arm.
  • pumpkineer — pumpkin
  • quarkonium — a meson composed of a quark and an antiquark of the same flavor.
  • quick draw — a game or competition in which the winner is the quickest person to draw a handgun from a holster and sometimes to fire it and hit a target.
  • quick fire — rapid continuous gunfire, esp at a moving target
  • quick-fire — firing or equipped for firing rapidly, especially at moving targets.
  • quickthorn — hawthorn, esp when planted as a hedge
  • quickwater — the part of a river or other stream having a strong current.
  • quikscript — Simulation language derived from SIMSCRIPT, based on 20-GATE.
  • quirkiness — having or full of quirks.
  • rebukingly — in a severe and disapproving manner
  • rickburner — an arsonist who sets fire to haystacks
  • rock music — heavy form of pop music
  • rubberlike — resembling rubber
  • rubik cube — a puzzle consisting of a cube with colored faces made of 26 smaller colored blocks attached to a spindle in the center, the object being to rotate the blocks until each face of the cube is a single color.
  • run a risk — exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
  • saucerlike — resembling a saucer
  • skysurfing — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
  • spike-rush — any perennial plant of the temperate cyperaceous genus Eleocharis, occurring esp by ponds, and having underground stems, narrow leaves, and small flowers
  • springbuck — springbok.
  • squirelike — like a squire, or like the behaviour of a squire
  • strike out — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • suckerfish — remora.
  • summerlike — like or characteristic of summer; summery: a spell of summerlike showers.
  • superthick — extremely thick
  • taxi truck — a truck with a driver that can be hired
  • track suit — a sweat suit, usually with a long-sleeved jacket and long pants, worn by athletes, especially runners, before and after actual competition or during workouts.
  • trauma kit — a medical kit containing supplies useful for controlling bleeding and injuries in emergencies.
  • trekschuit — a horse-drawn boat, literally a tugboat, specific to the Netherlands
  • trickle-up — noting or pertaining to the theory that monetary benefits directed toward small businesses and the poor will gradually pass up to big business and the rich.
  • trunk line — a major long-distance transportation line.
  • turfskiing — the sport of skiing down grass slopes on skis outfitted with rollers.
  • turkestani — of or relating to the central Asian region of Turkestan or its inhabitants
  • turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
  • ultraslick — extremely smooth or slippery
  • underskirt — a skirt, as a petticoat, worn under another skirt or a dress.
  • undertrick — a trick that a declarer failed to win in relation to the number of tricks necessary to make the contract.
  • unstriking — attractive; impressive: a scene of striking beauty.
  • windsucker — a horse afflicted with cribbing.
  • wunderkind — a wonder child or child prodigy.
  • yom kippur — a Jewish high holy day observed on the 10th day of the month of Tishri by abstinence from food and drink and by the daylong recitation of prayers of repentance in the synagogue.
  • zika virus — a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Zika, a mild illness.
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