10-letter words containing s, i, l, u, r
- grumblings — Plural form of grumbling.
- guardrails — Plural form of guardrail.
- guerrillas — Plural form of guerrilla.
- gunslinger — Informal. gunfighter.
- harlequins — Plural form of harlequin.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- hirtellous — minutely hirsute.
- hula skirt — a skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband, worn typically by a Hawaiian hula dancer.
- humoralism — a theory of the composition and workings of the human body, based on the idea that it was filled with four basic substances, or humours, adopted by Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers.
- humoralist — a person who believes in humoralism
- hydraulics — the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics.
- idolatrous — worshiping idols.
- illusorily — causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- illustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- illustrous — (obsolete, rare) Without lustre.
- incurables — Plural form of incurable.
- industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- infusorial — pertaining to, containing, or consisting of infusorians: infusorial earth.
- inglorious — shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.
- insalutary — Not salutary or wholesome; bad for health.
- insecurely — subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person.
- insularism — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insularity — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insularize — to make into an island or represent as insular.
- insulators — Plural form of insulator.
- interludes — Plural form of interlude.
- involucres — Plural form of involucre.
- irefulness — The state of being ireful; anger; fury.
- 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.
- irregulars — Plural form of irregular.
- irresolute — not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- 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.
- 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.
- juristical — Alternative form of juristic.
- kieselguhr — diatomaceous earth.
- labourious — Lb nonstandard Alternative form of from=UK.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- laniferous — wool-bearing: sheep and other laniferous animals.
- laurentius — Saint, Lawrence, Saint.
- 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.
- 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.