10-letter words containing s, u, o, l
- glycosuria — excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.
- goalmouths — Plural form of goalmouth.
- goloptious — voluptuous
- gorgeously — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- graciously — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- granulomas — Plural form of granuloma.
- granulosis — a disease that predominantly affects larval Lepidoptera and which causes loss of appetite and sluggishness
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- grievously — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- groundless — without rational basis: groundless fears.
- groundsels — Plural form of groundsel.
- groundsill — the lowermost sill of a framed structure, especially one lying close to the ground.
- gruesomely — In a gruesome manner.
- guillemots — Plural form of guillemot.
- guilloches — Plural form of guilloche.
- halogenous — (chemistry)describes a compound containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
- head louse — See under louse (def 1).
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- hell house — (in the US) a visitor attraction provided by fundamentalist Christians, in which each room contains a gruesome tableau of a sin and its divine punishment, intended to encourage the spectator to seek salvation in Christ
- hellacious — remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
- hellhounds — Plural form of hellhound.
- hemophilus — a genus of rod-shaped, parasitic, hemophilic bacteria, certain species of which, as H. influenzae or H. suis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- hirtellous — minutely hirsute.
- hobblebush — a North American shrub, Viburnum alnifolium, of the honeysuckle family, having flat-topped clusters of white flowers and red-to-black berrylike fruit.
- holocausts — Plural form of holocaust.
- holodiscus — a genus of flowering deciduous shrubs of the family Rosaceae
- hologamous — of or relating to an organism having reproductive cells similar in size and structure to the somatic cells.
- homologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
- homologues — Plural form of homologue.
- homosexual — Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students.
- homunculus — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- honourless — Without honour; dishonourable or dishonoured.
- hoodlumish — like a hoodlum
- hoodlumism — Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.
- horselaugh — a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision.
- hounsfield — ˈGodfrey Newˌbold (ˈnuˌboʊld ) ; no̅oˈbōldˌ) 1919-2004; Brit. engineer & inventor: developed the CAT scanner
- house call — a professional visit, as by a doctor or sales representative, to the home of a patient or customer.
- house flag — a flag flown by a merchant ship, bearing the emblem of its owners or operators.
- house rule — a rule that is used in a game only in a specific place, as a particular casino, or only among a certain group of players.
- house sale — the sale of a house
- housecarls — Plural form of housecarl.
- houseclean — to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.
- houseflies — Plural form of housefly.
- households — Plural form of household.
- houseleeks — Plural form of houseleek.
- houselight — One of the lights in an auditorium.
- houselling — administration of the Eucharist
- houseplant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.