10-letter words containing u, r, a, l, i
- hula skirt — a skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband, worn typically by a Hawaiian hula dancer.
- humiliator — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- humoralism — a theory of the composition and workings of the human body, based on the idea that it was filled with four basic substances, or humours, adopted by Greek and Roman physicians and philosophers.
- humoralist — a person who believes in humoralism
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hydraulics — the science that deals with the laws governing water or other liquids in motion and their applications in engineering; practical or applied hydrodynamics.
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
- idolatrous — worshiping idols.
- ill nature — unkindly or unpleasant disposition.
- illuminary — Illuminative.
- illustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- immaturely — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- inarguable — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- inarguably — not arguable: Her conclusion is so obvious as to be inarguable.
- inculcator — to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in): to inculcate virtue in the young.
- incurables — Plural form of incurable.
- industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- infusorial — pertaining to, containing, or consisting of infusorians: infusorial earth.
- ingrateful — Ungrateful; not grateful.
- inoculator — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- inquirable — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.
- insalutary — Not salutary or wholesome; bad for health.
- insularism — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insularity — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- insularize — to make into an island or represent as insular.
- insulators — Plural form of insulator.
- interlunar — pertaining to the moon's monthly period of invisibility between the old moon and the new.
- intermural — of, relating to, or taking place between two or more institutions, cities, etc.: an intermural track meet.
- intraaural — Alternate form of intra-aural.
- intramural — involving only students at the same school or college: intramural athletics.
- involucral — Pertaining to, possessing, or like, an involucrum.
- irregulars — Plural form of irregular.
- isoflurane — a volatile, halogenated ether, C 3 H 2 ClF 5 O, used as a general anesthetic in surgery.
- jaruzelski — Wojciech (Witold) [voi-chekh vee-tawld] /ˈvɔɪ tʃɛx ˈvi tɔld/ (Show IPA), 1923–2014, Polish general and political leader: prime minister 1981–85; president 1989–90.
- jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- journalise — Alternative spelling of journalize.
- journalism — the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business.
- journalist — a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- journalize — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
- jubilarian — a person who celebrates or has celebrated a jubilee, as a nun observing 25 or more years of religious life.
- jubilatory — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- juristical — Alternative form of juristic.
- kalaburagi — a city in Karnataka state, in S central India.
- la guardia — Fiorello H(enry) [fee-uh-rel-oh] /ˌfi əˈrɛl oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1947, U.S. lawyer, political reformer, and government administrator: mayor of New York City 1933–45.
- labourious — Lb nonstandard Alternative form of from=UK.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lactosuria — the presence of lactose in the urine
- lacustrine — of or relating to a lake.
- lake urmia — a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring