10-letter words containing s, i, u
- arcesilaus — 316–241 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- arcosolium — (in Roman catacombs) an arched recess for a sarcophagus.
- arcubalist — an arbalest
- areligious — unconcerned with or indifferent to religious matters.
- arenavirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Arenaviridae, usually transmitted to humans by contact with excreta of infected rodents.
- ariovistus — flourished c71–58 b.c, Germanic leader of the Suevi.
- aristippus — ?435–?356 bc, Greek philosopher, who believed pleasure to be the highest good and founded the Cyrenaic school
- armigerous — of, having, or entitled to have a coat of arms
- army-issue — given to soldiers in order to help them carry out their duties
- ascigerous — of or relating to asci.
- ascogonium — a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop
- asexuality — Biology. having no sex or sexual organs. independent of sexual processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells.
- asexualize — to make incapable of reproduction, as by castrating.
- assaulting — Present participle of assault.
- assaultive — tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.
- assimulate — (obsolete) To assimilate.
- assumingly — in a presuming manner
- assumpsits — Plural form of assumpsit.
- assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
- assumptive — taken for granted.
- assuringly — In an assuring manner.
- astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- at leisure — having free time for ease, relaxation, etc
- athanasius — Saint. ?296–373 ad, patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism. Feast day: May 2
- athleisure — the wearing of sports clothes as leisurewear
- attalus ii — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
- attributes — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- aubergines — Plural form of aubergine.
- aubergiste — an innkeeper or hotelier
- audacities — Plural form of audacity.
- audio disc — an act of recording.
- audiobooks — Plural form of audiobook.
- audiograms — Plural form of audiogram.
- audiotapes — Plural form of audiotape.
- auriferous — (of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- ausforming — a treatment to strengthen hard steels, prior to quenching, in which the specimen is plastically deformed while it is in the austenite temperature range
- auspicated — Simple past tense and past participle of auspicate.
- auspicious — Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely.
- austenitic — consisting mainly of austenite.
- austerlitz — a town in the Czech Republic, in Moravia: site of Napoleon's victory over the Russian and Austrian armies in 1805. Pop: 1795 (2007 est)
- australian — Australian means belonging or relating to Australia, or to its people or culture.
- australite — a glassy object made of molten rock found in the earth of Southern Australia
- australoid — denoting, relating to, or belonging to a supposed racial group that includes the native Australians and certain other peoples of southern Asia and the Pacific islands.
- austringer — a person who keeps goshawks
- autarchies — Plural form of autarchy.
- autarchist — of or relating to autarchism
- auteurists — Plural form of auteurist.
- authorised — Alternative spelling of authorized.
- authorises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorise.