10-letter words containing u, r, a, s
- demeasnure — demeanour
- demurrages — Plural form of demurrage.
- depanneurs — Plural form of depanneur.
- departures — Plural form of departure.
- desaturase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of single to double bonds, especially in the production of essential fatty acids.
- desaturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- despairful — full of despair; hopeless; despairing
- deus ramos — João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1830–96, Portuguese poet.
- diadromous — of or possessing a leaf venation in the shape of a fan
- dinosauric — Of or pertaining to dinosaurs.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- discoursal — of or relating to discourse
- disfeature — to mar the features of; disfigure.
- disnatured — deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural
- disparlure — a pheromone, C 19 H 38 O, released by female gypsy moths.
- disruptant — That which disrupts.
- dissuasory — dissuasive
- distraught — distracted; deeply agitated.
- disturbant — having a disturbing effect, disquieting
- disulfiram — a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 , used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.
- diurnalist — a person who writes a diurnal; a journalist
- docudramas — Plural form of docudrama.
- drainspout — downspout.
- dressguard — an attachment for a wheel or cycle that prevents damage or the dirtying of clothes
- dreyfusard — a defender or supporter of Alfred Dreyfus.
- drug abuse — addiction to drugs.
- drug squad — a police unit dedicated to the investigation of drugs offences
- drugs raid — a sudden and unexpected visit by the police, often involving forced entry, with the aim of finding any illegal drugs
- drupaceous — resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
- duckboards — Plural form of duckboard.
- dune grass — a stout grass, Elymus arenarius, of Eurasia, used as a binder for shifting sand.
- ear fungus — a smooth, reddish-brown ear-shaped fungus, Otidia smithii, abundant in North America.
- eastbourne — a seaport in East Sussex, in SE England.
- el mansûra — a city in NE Egypt: scene of a battle (1250) in which the Crusaders were defeated by the Mamelukes and Louis IX of France was captured; cotton-manufacturing centre. Pop: 423 000 (2005 est)
- elasmosaur — a very long-necked extinct marine reptile: a type of plesiosaur
- embrasures — Plural form of embrasure.
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- emulatress — a female imitator or emulator
- encaptures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encapture.
- encourages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encourage.
- endeavours — Plural form of endeavour.
- endurances — Plural form of endurance.
- enraptures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enrapture.
- entourages — Plural form of entourage.
- entreasure — to keep in a treasury
- enumerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enumerate.
- epicureans — Plural form of epicurean.
- equalisers — Plural form of equaliser.
- equalizers — Plural form of equalizer.