10-letter words containing r, e, a, d, s
- tawdriness — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
- ted spread — the difference in value between three-month futures contracts for Treasury bills and for Eurodollars, used to gauge the willingness of banks to lend money
- the absurd — the conception of the world, esp in Existentialist thought, as neither designed nor predictable but irrational and meaningless
- the boards — the acting profession; the stage
- the grades — elementary school
- the strand — a street in W central London, parallel to the Thames: famous for its hotels and theatres
- third base — the third in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate.
- threadfish — any of several jacks of the genus Alectis, especially A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.
- threadless — a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- trade show — show (def 22).
- trade-last — Informal Older Use. a compliment that one has heard and that one offers to tell the person so complimented under the condition that that person will first report a compliment made about oneself. Abbreviation: T.L.
- tradescant — John. 1570–1638, English botanist and gardener to Charles I. He introduced many plants from overseas into Britain
- traditores — an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
- transcoder — a technology, such as a software package, used to transfer data from one format to another
- transducer — a device that receives a signal in the form of one type of energy and converts it to a signal in another form: A microphone is a transducer that converts acoustic energy into electrical impulses.
- transected — to cut across; dissect transversely.
- transfixed — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- transpired — to occur; happen; take place.
- transudate — the act or process of transuding.
- turn heads — to be so beautiful, unusual, or impressive as to attract a lot of attention
- ultradense — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
- ultrasuede — a synthetic fabric much like suede, used for clothes, upholstery, etc.
- unabsorbed — not absorbed or taken in
- unanswered — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- unapprised — not informed or apprised of something
- unarrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- unasserted — resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.
- unassorted — consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous: assorted flavors; assorted sizes.
- under arms — ready for armed combat
- under sail — If you cross the sea under sail, you cross it in a ship that has sails rather than an engine.
- under seal — If a document is under seal, it is in a sealed envelope and cannot be looked at, for example because it is private.
- underclass — a social stratum consisting of impoverished persons with very low social status.
- underlease — a sublet
- underpants — drawers or shorts worn under outer clothing, usually next to the skin.
- understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- understate — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- underwaist — a blouse worn under another.
- unharassed — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- unmastered — a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something: a master of six languages; to be master of one's fate.
- unmeasured — of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens.
- unparadise — to deprive of or expel from paradise
- unpastured — not used as pasture
- unransomed — (of a person, prisoner, etc) not ransomed or released from captivity by a payment for freedom
- unravished — to rape (a woman).
- unreasoned — inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
- unsalaried — worker: hourly wage
- unsearched — not sought after
- unserrated — having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate: the serrated blade of a bread knife.
- unstrained — not under strain or tension: an easy, unstrained manner.
- unstreamed — (of children) not divided into groups or streams according to ability