10-letter words containing r, o, u, e
- rubiginose — rust-coloured or rusty
- ruck-rover — a player playing a role midway between that of the rover and the ruckman
- rudderpost — the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.
- ruddevator — a control surface functioning both as a rudder and as an elevator.
- 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.
- rune-stone — a stone bearing one or more runic inscriptions.
- rush order — an order for goods required urgently
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- russophobe — a person who hates or fears Russia or the Russians.
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- rutherford — Daniel, 1749–1819, Scottish physician and chemist: discoverer of nitrogen.
- saliferous — containing or producing salt: saliferous strata.
- sandgrouse — any of several birds of the family Pteroclididae inhabiting sandy areas of the Old World, resembling both pigeons and shorebirds and having precocial young.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- screen out — eliminate
- scrobicule — a small pit, for example around one of a sea urchin's nodules
- scroungers — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scruncheon — (in Newfoundland) a small crisp piece of fried pork fat
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- search out — hunt for, seek
- sebiferous — producing or carrying a fatty, oily, or waxlike substance
- second-run — designating or of:
- securiform — (of plants) having the shape of an axe
- securocrat — a military or police officer who has the power to influence government policy
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- send round — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- serotinous — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- setiferous — having setae or bristles.
- setigerous — having setae or bristles.
- sexlocular — having six loculi or cells for seeds
- short fuse — a quick temper: A person with a short fuse has to be handled diplomatically.
- shotgunner — a person who is skilled with a shotgun
- shrewmouse — a shrew.
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- skeuomorph — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- sludgeworm — a small freshwater worm, Tubifex tubifex, often inhabiting sewage sludge and the muddy bottoms of lakes, rivers, and pools.
- slumberous — sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
- snow under — Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- sojourners — a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.
- somersault — an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution.
- soniferous — conveying or producing sound.
- sou marque — a billon coin of France, issued in the 18th century for circulation in the colonies.
- sou'wester — a waterproof hat, often of oilskin, having the brim very broad behind and slanted, worn especially by seamen.
- soubresaut — a jump performed with the legs held together and the body erect but slightly curved to the side.
- soubriquet — sobriquet.
- sour cream — cream soured by the lactic acid produced by a ferment.