10-letter words containing s, u, r, d, i
- perfidious — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- perlucidus — (of a cloud) having transparent spaces between the elements.
- picturised — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- posturized — to posture; pose.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- prediscuss — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- prejudices — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- preludious — characteristic of a prelude
- prodigious — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- prudentius — Aurelius Clemens (ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˈklɛmɛnz). 348–410 ad, Latin Christian poet, born in Spain. His works include the allegory Psychomachia
- quadratics — a quadratic polynomial or equation.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadrilles — Plural form of quadrille.
- quadrisect — to divide (something) into four equal parts.
- quandaries — Plural form of quandary.
- quasiorder — (set theory) A preorder.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- radius rod — (in a feathering paddle wheel) any of the rods, meeting in a hub mounted eccentrically with the paddle-wheel shaft, for feathering the paddles while in the water.
- re-discuss — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- recidivous — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- red squill — a variety of squill whose bulbs are red, used chiefly as a rat poison.
- redisburse — to refund or reimburse
- rediscount — to discount again.
- residually — in a residual manner.
- resin duct — a tube or duct in a woody stem or a leaf, especially in conifers, lined with glandular epithelium that secretes resins.
- resounding — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- restituted — to make restitution.
- ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- riot squad — a group of police officers having special training and equipment for quelling riots and other public disturbances.
- ritualised — to practice ritualism.
- routinised — to develop into a regular procedure.
- rudderfish — any of various fishes having the habit of following behind ships, as a pilot fish.
- ruggedised — to construct (electronic equipment, cameras, and other delicate instruments) so as to be resistant to shock, vibration, etc.
- scrub bird — either of two Australian passerine birds of the genus Atrichornis, related to the lyrebirds, having a loud voice and reduced powers of flight: A. clamosus is endangered.
- scrub-bird — either of two Australian passerine birds of the genus Atrichornis, related to the lyrebirds, having a loud voice and reduced powers of flight: A. clamosus is endangered.
- sdrucciola — (of rhymes) triple
- shin guard — a protective covering, usually of leather or plastic and often padded, for the shins and sometimes the knees, worn chiefly by catchers in baseball and goalkeepers in ice hockey.
- shuddering — trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.
- sideburned — having sideburns
- sir edmund — Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- sit around — be idle, lounge about
- slide rule — a device for performing mathematical calculations, consisting essentially of a ruler having a sliding piece moving along it, both marked with graduated, usually logarithmic, scales: now largely replaced by the electronic calculator.
- slide-rule — a device for performing mathematical calculations, consisting essentially of a ruler having a sliding piece moving along it, both marked with graduated, usually logarithmic, scales: now largely replaced by the electronic calculator.
- sourdeline — a type of bagpipe
- squirreled — any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
- staudinger — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1881–1965, German chemist: Nobel prize 1953.
- stridulate — to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
- stridulous — Also, stridulant. making or having a harsh or grating sound.
- sturbridge — a town in central Massachusetts: reconstruction of early American village.
- sturdiness — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.