10-letter words containing r, i, t, u
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- resumptive — that summarizes: a resumptive statement.
- resupinate — bent backward.
- reticulate — netted; covered with a network.
- retributor — a person who retributes
- 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.
- reunionist — a person who advocates the reunion of the Anglican Church with the Roman Catholic Church.
- reutilized — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- reutlingen — a city in Baden-Württemberg, SW Germany, on the Echaz River.
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- rheumatoid — resembling rheumatism.
- rifle butt — the end of the stock of a rifle
- rightabout — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- rightfully — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- ring shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- ring-shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- rio cuarto — a city in central Argentina.
- riot squad — a group of police officers having special training and equipment for quelling riots and other public disturbances.
- ritualised — to practice ritualism.
- ritualized — to practice ritualism.
- robustious — rough, rude, or boisterous.
- roisterous — to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- round trip — a trip to a given place and back again: Fares for round trips often have a discount.
- route-ring — any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- routinised — to develop into a regular procedure.
- routinized — to develop into a regular procedure.
- rubinstein — Anton [an-ton;; Russian uhn-tawn] /ˈæn tɒn;; Russian ʌnˈtɔn/ (Show IPA), 1829–94, Russian pianist and composer.
- rubricated — (in ancient manuscripts, early printed books, etc.) having titles, catchwords, etc., distinctively colored.
- rudimental — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- 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.
- rumfustian — a type of spiced nightcap made with beer
- ruminantly — in a ruminant manner
- rumination — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- ruminative — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- run for it — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- rupestrine — living or growing on or among rocks.
- ruritanian — a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.
- rush light — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- russellite — a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
- russetting — a boot or a piece of russet clothing
- rust joint — (in plumbing and metalwork) a watertight joint made between two pieces by rusting them together.
- rusticator — to go to the country.
- rusticness — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- rusty iron — (jargon, hardware) Synonym tired iron. It has been claimed that this is the inevitable fate of water MIPS.
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.