10-letter words containing o, u, e, s, a
- praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- pseudimago — (of insects) a form similar to the adult, but which is not a true adult
- pseudoacid — a compound that is not an acid but which undergoes certain typical reactions of an acid
- pseudoalum — any of a class of alums in which the usual monovalent metal of a true alum is replaced by a bivalent metal
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- pseudosalt — a compound whose formula is that of a salt, but that does not ionize in solution
- ptolemaeus — a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 90 miles (144 km) in diameter.
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- put to sea — the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- quarrelous — (now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.
- quasiorder — (set theory) A preorder.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- racecourse — racetrack.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- raisonneur — a character in a play, novel, or the like who voices the central theme, philosophy, or point of view of the work.
- ramboesque — looking or behaving like, or characteristic of, Rambo, a fictional film character noted for his mindless brutality
- rampageous — violent; unruly; boisterous.
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- re-arousal — arousal for a second or further time
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- repoussage — the art or process of working in repoussé.
- romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
- root cause — origin
- rouseabout — an unskilled labourer in a shearing shed
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.
- safe house — a dwelling or building whose conventional appearance makes it a safe or inconspicuous place for hiding, taking refuge, or carrying on clandestine activities.
- saint-ouen — a suburb of Paris in N France.
- saliferous — containing or producing salt: saliferous strata.
- sandgrouse — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
- sans doute — without doubt; certainly.
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- sauce boat — a low, boat-shaped container for serving sauce or gravy, typically having a handle at one end and a long, wide lip at the other end.
- saxon blue — a dye made by dissolving indigo in a solution of sulphuric acid
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- search out — hunt for, seek
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
- sequacious — following with smooth or logical regularity.
- sexlocular — having six loculi or cells for seeds
- sialagogue — sialagogic (def 1).
- sialogogue — sialagogic (def 1).
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.