10-letter words containing t, a, u, r, s
- prothallus — prothallium.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- pulse rate — the rate of the pulse: stated in pulsations per minute.
- puntarenas — a seaport in W Costa Rica.
- purgatives — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- pursuivant — a heraldic officer of the lowest class, ranking below a herald.
- push-start — to start (a motor vehicle) by pushing it while it is in gear, thus turning the engine
- put across — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- quadratics — a quadratic polynomial or equation.
- quadrisect — to divide (something) into four equal parts.
- quaestuary — a quaestor
- quark star — a hypothetical celestial object that is intermediate in density between a neutron star and a black hole, possibly the remnant of a massive neutron star with all particles reduced to strange quarks.
- quartersaw — to saw (lumber) from quarter sections of logs so that the annual rings in any board form at least a 45° angle with the faces of the board.
- quizmaster — a person who asks questions of contestants in a game, especially as part of a radio or television program.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- rampasture — a large attic room.
- reaccustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- readjusted — to adjust again or anew; rearrange.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- requiescat — a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
- restaurant — an establishment where meals are served to customers.
- resupinate — bent backward.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- riot squad — a group of police officers having special training and equipment for quelling riots and other public disturbances.
- ritualised — to practice ritualism.
- root cause — origin
- rouseabout — an unskilled labourer in a shearing shed
- roustabout — a wharf laborer or deck hand, as on the Mississippi River.
- rumfustian — a type of spiced nightcap made with beer
- rump steak — Rump or rump steak is meat cut from the rear end of a cow.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- rusticator — to go to the country.
- saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
- salutatory — pertaining to or of the nature of a salutation.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanitarium — an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- santa cruz — a city on the coast of California.
- saturation — the act or process of saturating.
- saturnalia — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- satyresque — possessing the qualities of a satyr
- sauerkraut — cabbage cut fine, salted, and allowed to ferment until sour.
- sauntering — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- saurashtra — a former state in W India, comprising most of Kathiawar peninsula: now part of Gujarat state. 21,062 sq. mi. (54,550 sq. km).
- saussurite — a mineral aggregate of albite, zoisite, and other calcium aluminum silicates, formed by alteration of plagioclase feldspars in igneous rocks.
- scattergun — A scattergun is a gun that fires a lot of small metal balls at the same time.
- scaturient — gushing; overflowing.