10-letter words containing r, u, s, h, o
- rhoicissus — any plant of the climbing genus Rhoicissus, related to and resembling cissus, esp R. rhomboidea (grape ivy), grown for its shiny evergreen foliage: family Vitaceae
- ring shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- ring-shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- rough fish — any fish that is not valued as a sport fish or considered a significant source of food by sport fishers.
- rough spin — hard or unfair treatment
- rough-sawn — (of wood) used as originally cut, without smoothing or sanding: shingles of rough-sawn cedar.
- roughhouse — rough, disorderly playing, especially indoors.
- roundheels — a prostitute.
- roundhouse — a building for the servicing and repair of locomotives, built around a turntable in the form of some part of a circle.
- 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.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- school run — The school run is the journey that parents make each day when they take their children to school and bring them home from school.
- 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)
- search out — hunt for, seek
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- short fuse — a quick temper: A person with a short fuse has to be handled diplomatically.
- short-haul — of, relating to, or engaged in transportation over short distances: a short-haul trucking firm.
- shortcrust — light crumbly pastry
- shotgunner — a person who is skilled with a shotgun
- showground — outdoor events venue
- shrewmouse — a shrew.
- 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.
- smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person
- southerner — a native or inhabitant of the south.
- southernly — southerly.
- southwards — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- storehouse — a building in which things are stored.
- stoutherie — theft
- stouthrief — theft using force or violence
- stretchout — a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota.
- strophulus — a papular eruption of the skin, especially in infants, occurring in several forms and usually harmless.
- struthious — resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds.
- sugarhouse — a shed or other building where maple syrup or maple sugar is made.
- sulphurous — sulfurous (defs 1, 2).
- supermacho — extremely macho
- superphone — a telephone with a high-speed processor that can perform many of the functions of a computer
- synthronus — a combined throne for a bishop and his presbyters
- theocritus — flourished c270 b.c, Greek poet.
- thrash out — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- thresh out — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- thunderous — producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause.
- toolpusher — a foreman who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig
- toothbrush — a small brush with a long handle, for cleaning the teeth.
- trap house — a shelter from which the clay pigeons are released in trapshooting.
- tree house — a small house, especially one for children to play in, built or placed up in the branches of a tree.