10-letter words containing u, n, s, o, d
- groundfish — (fishing) Fish that swim near the seafloor.
- groundhogs — Plural form of groundhog.
- groundless — without rational basis: groundless fears.
- groundmass — the crystalline, granular, or glassy base or matrix of a porphyritic or other igneous rock, in which the more prominent crystals are embedded.
- groundnuts — Plural form of groundnut.
- groundouts — Plural form of groundout.
- groundsels — Plural form of groundsel.
- groundside — the part of an airport not used for aircraft takeoffs and landings.
- groundsill — the lowermost sill of a framed structure, especially one lying close to the ground.
- groundsman — A male groundskeeper.
- groundsmen — Plural form of groundsman.
- gynandrous — having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
- hellhounds — Plural form of hellhound.
- hexandrous — (of a plant) having six stamen
- hirudinous — leech-like
- horrendous — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- hounsfield — ˈGodfrey Newˌbold (ˈnuˌboʊld ) ; no̅oˈbōldˌ) 1919-2004; Brit. engineer & inventor: developed the CAT scanner
- housebound — restricted to the house, as by bad weather or illness.
- huddleston — (Ernest Urban) Trevor, 1913–1998, English Anglican archbishop and antiapartheid activist in Africa.
- hudson bay — a large inland sea in N Canada. 850 miles (1370 km) long; 600 miles (965 km) wide; 400,000 sq. mi. (1,036,000 sq. km).
- iguanodons — Plural form of iguanodon.
- illusioned — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- in custody — Someone who is in custody or has been taken into custody has been arrested and is being kept in prison until they can be tried in a court.
- indecorous — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- indextrous — not possessing dexterity
- indigenous — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- inducteous — Rendered electropolar by induction, or brought into the opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.
- inductions — Plural form of induction.
- industrio- — industrial, industrial and
- infrasound — sound with frequencies below the audible range.
- innuendoes — Plural form of innuendo.
- inside out — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- inside-out — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- introduces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of introduce.
- janus word — a word that has opposite or nearly opposite meanings, as cleave, meaning ‘to adhere closely’ and ‘to part or split’.
- junk bonds — any corporate bond with a low rating and a high yield, often involving high risk.
- laudations — Plural form of laudation.
- libidinous — full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
- longitudes — Plural form of longitude.
- lotus land — the land of the lotus-eaters, or any fabulous, dreamlike setting
- low sunday — the first Sunday after Easter.
- mendacious — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- mind mouse — (hardware) A pointing device (unlike a mouse in design, but serving the same purpose) which works via sensors in contact with the user's skin. The sensors are built into a plastic base which fits on one finger and which is similar in shape to a finger cast. The principle of operation is presumably myoelectric, not psionic, contrary to what the name implies. As of the time of writing (1996), mind mice are not accurate enough to be anything but novelties.
- misandrous — Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.
- misconduct — improper conduct; wrong behavior.
- miscounted — Simple past tense and past participle of miscount.
- monandrous — of, relating to, or characterized by monandry.
- monodomous — living as a community in a single nest, as certain ant colonies.
- monosodium — containing one atom of sodium.
- mucedinous — of or resembling mold or mildew.