10-letter words containing r, u, d, e, s, t
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals
- spread out — extend, splay
- squaretoed — having a broad, square toe, as a shoe.
- staudinger — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1881–1965, German chemist: Nobel prize 1953.
- steel drum — Music. a bowl-shaped percussion instrument common in the West Indies, made from a steel barrel divided into sections producing different notes when struck.
- stridulate — to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
- structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
- stud poker — a variety of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down in the first round and one card face up in each of the next four rounds, each of the last four rounds being followed by a betting interval. Compare seven-card stud.
- studebaker — Clement, 1831–1901, U.S. wagon maker and pioneer automobile designer.
- sturbridge — a town in central Massachusetts: reconstruction of early American village.
- sturdiness — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- sub-editor — A sub-editor is a person whose job it is to check and correct articles in newspapers or magazines before they are printed.
- subcordate — almost heart-shaped
- subtrahend — a number that is subtracted from another.
- suit-dress — a costume ensemble for women, consisting of a dress and matching coat or jacket.
- summertide — summer time
- surefooted — not likely to stumble, slip, or fall.
- surge tide — a powerful and often destructive tide that may occur when an abnormally high tide (e.g. at the autumn equinox) coincides with high wind and low atmospheric pressure
- surmounted — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- sutherland — Earl Wilbur, Jr. 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.
- tendrilous — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- the absurd — the conception of the world, esp in Existentialist thought, as neither designed nor predictable but irrational and meaningless
- thunderous — producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause.
- transducer — a device that receives a signal in the form of one type of energy and converts it to a signal in another form: A microphone is a transducer that converts acoustic energy into electrical impulses.
- transudate — the act or process of transuding.
- tremendous — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- trisulfide — a sulfide containing three sulfur atoms.
- trust deed — law: conditions of trust
- turn heads — to be so beautiful, unusual, or impressive as to attract a lot of attention
- tweedsmuir — Baron, Buchan, John.
- ultradense — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
- ultrasuede — a synthetic fabric much like suede, used for clothes, upholstery, etc.
- unarrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- unasserted — resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.
- unassorted — consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous: assorted flavors; assorted sizes.
- uncorseted — Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- undercrest — to support with a crest
- underpants — drawers or shorts worn under outer clothing, usually next to the skin.
- undershirt — a collarless, usually pullover undergarment for the torso, usually of cotton and either sleeveless and low-cut or with sleeves, worn chiefly by men and children.
- undershoot — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- undersight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- underskirt — a skirt, as a petticoat, worn under another skirt or a dress.
- underslept — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- understate — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- understeer — a handling characteristic of an automotive vehicle that causes it to turn less sharply than the driver intends because the front wheels slide to the outside of the turn before the rear wheels lose traction.
- understock — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- understood — simple past tense and past participle of understand.
- understory — the shrubs and plants growing beneath the main canopy of a forest.
- understudy — to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.