10-letter words containing r, o, u, e
- nursehound — a species of European dogfish, Scyliorrhinus caniculus
- obdurately — In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
- oberhausen — a city in W Germany, in the lower Ruhr valley.
- obituaries — Plural form of obituary.
- objurgated — Simple past tense and past participle of objurgate.
- objurgates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of objurgate.
- obstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of obstruct.
- obstructer — Someone who obstructs, agent noun of obstruct.
- obstruents — Plural form of obstruent.
- obstrusive — Misspelling of obtrusive.
- obtruncate — to slice or chop off the head or top part of
- occurrence — the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
- oceanarium — a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- octamerous — consisting of or divided into eight parts.
- octomerous — octamerous.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- odour-free — not having any particular or distinctive scent or smell
- ogdensburg — a city in NE New York, on the St. Lawrence River.
- oil burner — a furnace, boiler, or other device that burns fuel oil.
- oleiferous — giving rise to oil, as certain seeds or hypha.
- oleo strut — a hydraulic device used as a shock absorber in the landing gear of aircraft, consisting of an oil-filled cylinder fitted with a hollow, perforated piston into which oil is slowly forced when a compressive force is applied to the landing gear, as in a landing.
- oleraceous — having the qualities or nature of a pot-herb for cookery
- oleuropein — (organic compound) A complex glycoside, found in the leaves of olive and privet, that may have a beneficial effect on the immune system.
- omniferous — producing or consisting of all kinds of things
- on purpose — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- on request — as and when asked for
- on the run — 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.
- one's hour — a time of success, fame, etc
- one-lunger — a one-cylinder internal-combustion engine.
- one-suiter — a piece of luggage designed to hold one suit and other smaller items, as underwear or socks.
- onocentaur — a centaur whose legs and body are that of a donkey as opposed to a horse
- open court — a court or trial to which members of the public are freely admitted
- open group — The Open Group
- opensource — Alternative spelling of open-source.
- operculate — having an operculum.
- orangeburg — a city in central South Carolina.
- orangequat — A citrus tree, a cross between an orange and a kumquat.
- orbiculate — orbicular; rounded.
- osmeterium — a glandular process on the first thoracic segment of many caterpillars that emits a noxious odor to ward off predators.
- ossiferous — containing bones, especially fossil bones: ossiferous caves and rock beds.
- otherguess — of another kind; different.
- otterhound — one of an English breed of water dogs having a thick, shaggy, oily coat, trained to hunt otter.
- our father — Lord's Prayer.
- out sister — a member of a community of nuns who performs tasks in the outside world on behalf of the community
- out-relief — public relief administered to people residing in a poorhouse or similar institution.
- outbluster — to surpass in blustering
- outbreathe — to breathe out
- outcropped — Simple past tense and past participle of outcrop.
- outcrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of outcross.
- outcrosses — Plural form of outcross.