10-letter words containing s, t, u, r, n, o
- pultrusion — a process for manufacturing reinforced plastic products in which a bundle of glass fibres is pulled through a resin bath and then through a heated die to shape the resin
- quernstone — Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.
- questioner — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- reconquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- rediscount — to discount again.
- requestion — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- reunionist — a person who advocates the reunion of the Anglican Church with the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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.
- robustness — strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.
- routinised — to develop into a regular procedure.
- rune-stone — a stone bearing one or more runic inscriptions.
- rust joint — (in plumbing and metalwork) a watertight joint made between two pieces by rusting them together.
- rusty iron — (jargon, hardware) Synonym tired iron. It has been claimed that this is the inevitable fate of water MIPS.
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- saturation — the act or process of saturating.
- screen out — eliminate
- scrutinous — strict, thorough
- 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)
- serotinous — late in occurring, developing, or flowering.
- shotgunner — a person who is skilled with a shotgun
- sinistrous — ill-omened; unlucky; disastrous.
- sit around — be idle, lounge about
- snow crust — a relatively hard, upper layer or film of ice or compacted snow on a snow surface.
- souari nut — the large, edible, oily nut of a tall tree, Caryocar nuciferum, of tropical South America.
- soundtrack — the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
- souterrain — a subterranean passage or structure; grotto.
- southerner — a native or inhabitant of the south.
- southernly — southerly.
- stormbound — confined, detained, or isolated by storms: a stormbound ship; a stormbound village.
- stramonium — jimson weed.
- string out — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- strung out — severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs.
- strung-out — severely debilitated from alcohol or drugs.
- stubbornly — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- stupration — an act of ravishing or a violation
- subcontrol — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- subreption — Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def 1).
- subroutine — an instruction sequence in a machine or assembly language program that can be prewritten and referred to as often as needed. Compare procedure (def 4a).
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- supertonic — the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.