10-letter words containing r, e, l, t, o
- trilobated — having three lobes
- triskelion — a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
- troctolite — a rare type of coarse-grained igneous rock generally composed mainly of olivine and feldspar
- troglodyte — a prehistoric cave dweller.
- trolleybus — a passenger bus operating on tires and having an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires.
- tropaeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- tropaeolum — any garden plant of the genus Tropaeolum esp the nasturtium
- trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
- troubledly — in a troubled manner
- trouvaille — a windfall
- trumpeldor — Joseph, 1880–1920, Zionist leader, born in Russia.
- tuberculo- — tubercular
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turle knot — a special kind of knot for tying a leader, especially of gut, to an eyed hook or fly.
- turtledove — any of several small to medium-sized Old World doves of the genus Streptopelia, especially S. turtur, of Europe, having a long, graduated tail: noted for its soft, cooing call.
- twinflower — either of two slender, creeping, evergreen, caprifoliaceous plants, Linnaea borealis, of Europe, or L. americana, of North America, having pink or purplish nodding flowers borne in pairs on threadlike stalks.
- typeholder — a small device for holding a few lines of type, used in stamping titles on book covers, or the like.
- tyrolienne — a dance of the Tyrolean peasants.
- ulceration — to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
- ulteriorly — being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed: ulterior motives.
- ultroneous — spontaneous; willing; voluntary
- uncloister — to free from confinement of any kind
- unforetold — not foretold
- unitholder — a person who owns a unit of something
- unmotherly — not motherly
- unrelentor — someone who is relentless or persistent
- untailored — (of a woman's garment) in a simple or plain style with fitted lines. Compare dressmaker (def 2).
- untroubled — without trouble, discomfort, or disturbance: an easy, untroubled life; He was untroubled by daily setbacks.
- upholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- ureotelism — the state or quality of being ureotelic
- uricotelic — designating those animals, as reptiles or birds, that excrete most of their waste nitrogen in the form of uric acid, usually in the urine
- urogenital — genitourinary.
- venatorial — of or relating to hunting
- ventilator — a person or thing that ventilates.
- violet ray — the shortest ray of the visible spectrum
- vitriolate — relating to vitriol
- vitriolize — to treat with or change into vitriol.
- voltameter — a device for measuring the quantity of electricity passing through a conductor by the amount of electrolytic decomposition it produces, or for measuring the strength of a current by the amount of such decomposition in a given time.
- voltampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- volumetric — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- vorticella — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Vorticella, having a transparent, bell-shaped body with a retractile stalk.
- vote-loser — an unpopular action that has the possibility of deterring voters from voting for a particular person or party
- wallposter — (in China) a usually lengthy notice, complaint, personal opinion, etc., handwritten in large characters and hung on walls in cities, as a means of communication and for criticizing or attacking government policy or politicians.
- water hole — a depression in the surface of the ground, containing water.
- water loss — evapotranspiration (def 2).
- water mold — any of various aquatic fungi of the phylum Oomycota, free-living or parasitic in fish and other aquatic organisms.
- water polo — an aquatic game played by two teams of seven swimmers each, the object being to score goals by pushing, carrying, or passing an inflated ball and tossing it into the opponent's goal, defended by a goalkeeper.
- water vole — A water vole is a small furry animal that can swim. Water voles live in holes in the banks of rivers.
- water-cool — to cool by means of water, especially by water circulating in pipes or a water jacket, as an engine or machine gun.