10-letter words containing u, r, a, n, i, s
- manicurist — a person who gives manicures.
- manuscribe — (archaic) To write by hand.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- marinus ii — died a.d. 946, pope 942–946.
- migrainous — Of, relating to, or afflicted with migraine.
- miniatures — Plural form of miniature.
- misandrous — Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men.
- missourian — a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Capital: Jefferson City. Abbreviation: MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
- mousterian — of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to the early upper Pleistocene Epoch (c100,000–40,000 b.c.) and consisting of five or more stone-artifact traditions in Europe whose characteristic tools are side scrapers and points.
- muscardine — any of several fungi which cause disease in silkworms
- muscarinic — of or relating to muscarine.
- musicianer — (slang) musician.
- nail brush — small brush for cleaning finger- and toe-nails
- naive user — A luser. Tends to imply someone who is ignorant mainly owing to inexperience. When this is applied to someone who *has* experience, there is a definite implication of stupidity.
- nasturtium — any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers.
- naturalise — Alternative spelling of naturalize.
- naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- naturalist — a person who studies or is an expert in natural history, especially a zoologist or botanist.
- naturistic — Pertaining to naturism (doctrine attributing everything to nature).
- naviculars — Plural form of navicular.
- neurinomas — Plural form of neurinoma.
- neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
- neutralism — the policy or advocacy of maintaining strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- neutralist — a person who advocates or adheres to a policy of strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
- nuclearism — a political philosophy maintaining that nuclear weapons are the best means of assuring peace and of attaining political goals.
- nulliparas — Plural form of nullipara.
- nursemaids — Plural form of nursemaid.
- omniparous — producing or generating all things
- outraising — Present participle of outraise.
- outstaring — Present participle of outstare.
- paintbrush — a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.
- panivorous — subsisting on bread; bread-eating.
- peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- purchasing — buying
- puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- pursuivant — a heraldic officer of the lowest class, ranking below a herald.
- quandaries — Plural form of quandary.
- rafinesque — Constantine Samuel, 1783–1840, U.S. naturalist, born in Turkey.
- rainsquall — squall1 (def 1).
- raisonneur — a character in a play, novel, or the like who voices the central theme, philosophy, or point of view of the work.
- ranivorous — that eats frogs
- reassuring — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- resupinate — bent backward.
- ruffianish — like a ruffian
- ruffianism — conduct befitting a ruffian.
- rumfustian — a type of spiced nightcap made with beer