10-letter words containing r, u, i
- involucred — (botany) Having an involucre.
- involucres — Plural form of involucre.
- involucrum — involucre.
- irefulness — The state of being ireful; anger; fury.
- iridaceous — belonging to the Iridaceae family of plants.
- irish bull — a paradoxical statement that appears at first to make sense. Example: He's the kind of guy who looks you right in the eye as he stabs you in the back.
- iron guard — a Romanian fascist party that was extremely nationalistic and anti-Semitic, eliminated after World War II.
- iron putty — a compound of iron oxide and boiled linseed oil for caulking pipe joints.
- irregulars — Plural form of irregular.
- irresolute — not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.
- irrumation — Vigorous oral sex; the active penetration of a mouth with a penis.
- irruptions — Plural form of irruption.
- ischuretic — (of a medicine) curing ischuria
- iskenderun — Formerly Alexandretta. a seaport in S Turkey, on the Gulf of Iskenderun.
- isobutyric — Of or pertaining to isobutyric acid or its derivatives.
- isochroous — having the same color throughout.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- isopterous — belonging or pertaining to social insects of the order Isoptera, comprising the termites.
- isosporous — having spores of only one kind
- isotropous — (archaic) isotropic.
- ivory gull — a white, arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.
- jacqueries — the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1358.
- jaguarondi — Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
- jaguarundi — a long-bodied and long-tailed tropical wildcat, Felis yagouaroundi, having a brownish-gray coat and a second color phase of reddish-brown: now reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- jaruzelski — Wojciech (Witold) [voi-chekh vee-tawld] /ˈvɔɪ tʃɛx ˈvi tɔld/ (Show IPA), 1923–2014, Polish general and political leader: prime minister 1981–85; president 1989–90.
- jerrybuild — To assemble a project in a hasty, low-quality manner, especially when cheap, low-quality and/or inappropriate materials are used.
- jerrybuilt — Of or pertaining to a shoddily built structure.
- jitterbugs — Plural form of jitterbug.
- jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
- jointuress — A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- journeying — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- jouy print — toile de Jouy.
- jubilarian — a person who celebrates or has celebrated a jubilee, as a nun observing 25 or more years of religious life.
- jubilatory — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- judicatory — of or relating to judgment or the administration of justice; judiciary: judicatory power.
- judicature — the administration of justice, as by judges or courts.
- juristical — Alternative form of juristic.
- justiciars — Plural form of justiciar.
- justiciary — of or relating to the administration of justice.
- kalaburagi — a city in Karnataka state, in S central India.
- keratinous — composed of or resembling keratin; horny.
- khidmutgar — a male servant, esp one who serves at table
- khitmutgar — (in India) a waiter.
- kid around — behave jokingly or playfully
- kieselguhr — diatomaceous earth.