10-letter words containing r, u, i
- king truss — a truss having a king post.
- kitesurfer — A person who kitesurfs.
- kiwi fruit — A kiwi fruit is a fruit with a brown hairy skin and green flesh.
- krita yuga — Satya Yuga.
- kurdaitcha — (Australia) An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer.
- kuropatkin — Aleksei Nikolaevich [uh-lyi-ksyey nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksyeɪ nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1925, Russian general.
- la guardia — Fiorello H(enry) [fee-uh-rel-oh] /ˌfi əˈrɛl oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1947, U.S. lawyer, political reformer, and government administrator: mayor of New York City 1933–45.
- labourious — Lb nonstandard Alternative form of from=UK.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- lake urmia — a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring
- lambrequin — a woven fabric covering for a helmet in medieval times to protect it from heat, rust, etc.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- lauderhill — a city in SE Florida: suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- laurdalite — a type of pale pink or grey syenite
- laureation — The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title.
- laurentian — of or relating to the St. Lawrence River.
- laurentius — Saint, Lawrence, Saint.
- laurinburg — a town in S North Carolina.
- lawrencium — a synthetic, radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Lr; atomic number: 103.
- lay figure — a jointed model of the human body, usually of wood, from which artists work in the absence of a living model.
- leisurable — freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- leisurably — in a leisurable manner
- leisureful — Providing leisure, restful.
- lenticular — of or relating to a lens.
- lentivirus — any slow virus of the genus Lentivirus, of the retrovirus family, causing brain disease in sheep and other animals.
- licensures — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- lie around — sb: lounge idly
- lifeguards — Plural form of lifeguard.
- lift truck — a dolly or truck for lifting and moving, especially palletized loads.
- lignotuber — (botany) A starchy enlargement (caudex), usually of a root, of a woody plant, serving to store water.
- limburgite — a glassy, dark-coloured volcanic rock containing olivine and augite but little or no feldspar
- limivorous — of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.
- linguiform — having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.
- linguister — an interpreter
- linguistry — the study of language
- liquefiers — Plural form of liquefier.
- liquid air — a pale blue, intensely cold liquid, obtained by the compression and cooling of air: used as a source of oxygen, nitrogen, and inert gases, and as a refrigerant.
- liquidator — a person who liquidates assets, especially one authorized to do so by a court of law.
- liquidiser — Alternative spelling of liquidizer.
- liquidizer — (British) A machine to chop or puree food.
- literateur — Alternative spelling of litterateur.
- literatuer — Obsolete form of literature.
- literature — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
- lithuresis — the passage of gravel in the urine.
- litterbugs — Plural form of litterbug.
- liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.