10-letter words containing o, u, l, e
- quarrelous — (now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.
- quatrefoil — a leaf composed of four leaflets.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- quinolones — Plural form of quinolone.
- quintefoil — cinquefoil (def 2).
- quodlibets — Plural form of quodlibet.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- ravenously — extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day's work.
- re-arousal — arousal for a second or further time
- re-soluble — able to be redissolved.
- rebellious — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- red liquor — mordant rouge.
- regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- rejoiceful — to be glad; take delight (often followed by in): to rejoice in another's happiness.
- remodulate — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- remorseful — full of remorse.
- repopulate — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- resolutely — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- resolutive — having the ability to dissolve or terminate.
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- rice flour — flour made of finely-ground rice
- ring ouzel — a European thrush, Turdus torquatus, common in rocky areas. The male has a blackish plumage with a white band around the neck and the female is brown
- roche alum — an alumlike substance derived from alunite.
- rogue male — a conventionally masculine man who is a cold-hearted loner
- roquelaure — a cloak reaching to the knees, worn by men during the 18th century.
- round file — circular file.
- roundheels — a prostitute.
- roundtable — a number of persons gathered together for conference, discussion of some subject, etc., and often seated at a round table.
- royal blue — a deep blue, often with a faint reddish tinge.
- royal duke — a duke who is also a royal prince, being a member of the royal family
- rubblework — masonry built of rubble or roughly dressed stones.
- rule joint — (in carpentry and joinery) a joint between two hinged pieces, as between the center and end leaves of a table, consisting of a quarter round and fillet fitting against a cove and fillet.
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- saliferous — containing or producing salt: saliferous strata.
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- saxon blue — a dye made by dissolving indigo in a solution of sulphuric acid
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scrobicule — a small pit, for example around one of a sea urchin's nodules
- sedulously — diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
- see double — have blurred vision
- self-doubt — lack of confidence in the reliability of one's own motives, personality, thought, etc.
- semidouble — having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.
- sensuously — perceived by or affecting the senses: the sensuous qualities of music.
- sexlocular — having six loculi or cells for seeds
- shellbound — encased in, or confined to, a shell
- sialagogue — sialagogic (def 1).