10-letter words containing m, u, l, e, r
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- presumable — capable of being taken for granted; probable.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- presumedly — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- propylaeum — Often, propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- pulsimeter — an instrument for measuring the strength or quickness of the pulse.
- pulsometer — a pulsimeter.
- re-plumbed — a small mass of lead or other heavy material, as that suspended by a line and used to measure the depth of water or to ascertain a vertical line. Compare plumb line.
- red mullet — a goatfish or surmullet.
- reillumine — to light up again, to illumine anew, to reillume
- remodulate — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- remorseful — full of remorse.
- rhumb line — a curve on the surface of a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle. It is the path taken by a vessel or aircraft that maintains a constant compass direction.
- roche alum — an alumlike substance derived from alunite.
- rogue male — a conventionally masculine man who is a cold-hearted loner
- rudimental — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- rue family — the plant family Rutaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple or compound aromatic leaves, fragrant flowers, and fruit in a variety of forms, and including the citruses, the gas plant, Hercules'-club, and rue.
- run a mile — If you say that someone would run a mile when faced with a particular situation, you mean that they would be very frightened or unwilling to deal with it.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- sludgeworm — a small freshwater worm, Tubifex tubifex, often inhabiting sewage sludge and the muddy bottoms of lakes, rivers, and pools.
- slumberful — characterized by sleep or slumber
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- steel drum — Music. a bowl-shaped percussion instrument common in the West Indies, made from a steel barrel divided into sections producing different notes when struck.
- subproblem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- sumerology — the study of the history, language, and culture of the Sumerians.
- summerlike — like or characteristic of summer; summery: a spell of summerlike showers.
- supermodel — an extremely prominent and successful model who can command very high fees.
- surf smelt — a smelt, Hypomesus pretiosus, inhabiting shallow waters from southern California to Alaska, and spawning in the surf.
- surmisable — to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
- surrealism — a style of art and literature developed principally in the 20th century, stressing the subconscious or nonrational significance of imagery arrived at by automatism or the exploitation of chance effects, unexpected juxtapositions, etc.
- temerously — in a temerous manner
- tourmaline — any of a group of silicate minerals of complex composition, containing boron, aluminum, etc., usually black but having various colored, transparent varieties used as gems.
- trachelium — (in classical architecture) any member between the hypotrachelium and the capital of a column.
- tropaeolum — any garden plant of the genus Tropaeolum esp the nasturtium
- trumpeldor — Joseph, 1880–1920, Zionist leader, born in Russia.
- tuberculum — a tubercle.
- tularaemia — a plaguelike disease of rabbits, squirrels, etc., caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks or by the handling of infected animals and causing fever, muscle pain, and symptoms associated with the point of entry into the body.
- tumble-dry — to dry (washing) in a clothes drier in which articles are rotated vertically through heated air.
- uncrumpled — rumpled; wrinkled; crushed.
- underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- unfarmable — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- unicameral — consisting of a single chamber, as a legislative assembly.
- unimplored — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- unmannerly — not mannerly; impolite; discourteous; coarse.
- unmaterial — not formed of matter