10-letter words containing r, e, t, u, s
- rescrutiny — a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry.
- resin duct — a tube or duct in a woody stem or a leaf, especially in conifers, lined with glandular epithelium that secretes resins.
- 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.
- respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- restaurant — an establishment where meals are served to customers.
- restituted — to make restitution.
- restitutor — a person who makes restitution
- resultless — lacking in results or significant effects
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- resumptive — that summarizes: a resumptive statement.
- resupinate — bent backward.
- retrovirus — any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses having a helical envelope and containing an enzyme that allows for a reversal of genetic transcription, from RNA to DNA rather than the usual DNA to RNA, the newly transcribed viral DNA being incorporated into the host cell's DNA strand for the production of new RNA retroviruses: the family includes the AIDS virus and certain oncogene-carrying viruses implicated in various cancers.
- returnless — allowing no return
- reunionist — a person who advocates the reunion of the Anglican Church with the Roman Catholic Church.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- ritualised — to practice ritualism.
- robustness — strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- roisterous — to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- root cause — origin
- rouseabout — an unskilled labourer in a shearing shed
- routinised — to develop into a regular procedure.
- roysterous — boisterous
- rubinstein — Anton [an-ton;; Russian uhn-tawn] /ˈæn tɒn;; Russian ʌnˈtɔn/ (Show IPA), 1829–94, Russian pianist and composer.
- rudderpost — the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.
- rump steak — Rump or rump steak is meat cut from the rear end of a cow.
- rune-stone — a stone bearing one or more runic inscriptions.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- rupestrine — living or growing on or among rocks.
- russellite — a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
- russetting — a boot or a piece of russet clothing
- rustbucket — an old, run-down freighter, especially one whose hull is covered with rust.
- rusticness — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- ruthlessly — without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
- satyresque — possessing the qualities of a satyr
- sauerkraut — cabbage cut fine, salted, and allowed to ferment until sour.
- sauntering — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- saussurite — a mineral aggregate of albite, zoisite, and other calcium aluminum silicates, formed by alteration of plagioclase feldspars in igneous rocks.
- scattergun — A scattergun is a gun that fires a lot of small metal balls at the same time.
- scaturient — gushing; overflowing.
- schumpeter — Joseph Alois [uh-lois] /əˈlɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, U.S. economist, born in Austria.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- screen out — eliminate
- scrutineer — an official examiner, especially of votes in an election.
- scrutinise — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- sculptress — a woman who practices the art of sculpture.