10-letter words containing r, u, m, n, e
- numerosity — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- numerously — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
- nursemaids — Plural form of nursemaid.
- nurseryman — a person who owns or conducts a plant nursery.
- nurserymen — Plural form of nurseryman.
- nutriments — Plural form of nutriment.
- oceanarium — a large saltwater aquarium for the display and observation of fish and other marine life.
- omniferous — producing or consisting of all kinds of things
- outnumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outnumber.
- per centum — percent (def 1).
- perdu-mont — Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of Monte Perdido.
- peridinium — a member of the Peridinium genus of marine- or freshwater-dwelling dinoflagellate organisms characterized by armoured plates
- perigonium — the envelope of modified leaves surrounding the antheridia in mosses.
- peritoneum — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
- praemunire — a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.
- pre-number — a numeral or group of numerals.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- premundane — before the creation of the world; antemundane.
- presternum — Anatomy. manubrium.
- primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- pumpkineer — pumpkin
- quadrumane — a quadrumanous animal, as a monkey.
- recoupment — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- recumbency — lying down; reclining; leaning.
- redocument — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- referendum — the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body, head of state, etc., to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection. Compare initiative (def 4a).
- refundment — to give back or restore (especially money); repay.
- rehumanize — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- reillumine — to light up again, to illumine anew, to reillume
- remunerate — to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- renumerate — to represent numbers by symbols.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- rhumb line — a curve on the surface of a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle. It is the path taken by a vessel or aircraft that maintains a constant compass direction.
- romanesque — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture prevailing in western or southern Europe from the 9th through the 12th centuries, characterized by heavy masonry construction with narrow openings, features such as the round arch, the groin vault, and the barrel vault, and the introduction or development of the vaulting rib, the vaulting shaft, and central and western towers for churches.
- rudimental — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- rum-runner — a person or ship engaged in smuggling liquor.
- ruminative — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- run a mile — If you say that someone would run a mile when faced with a particular situation, you mean that they would be very frightened or unwilling to deal with it.
- securement — the act of securing.
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- sir edmund — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- smarten up — improve appearance
- snare drum — a small double-headed drum, carried at the side or placed on a stationary stand, having snares across the lower head to produce a rattling or reverberating effect.