10-letter words containing u, r, t
- literature — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
- lithuresis — the passage of gravel in the urine.
- litterbugs — Plural form of litterbug.
- liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- liturgists — Plural form of liturgist.
- liverwurst — a sausage made with a large percentage of liver, especially one made with pork liver and pork meat.
- locutorium — parlor (def 4).
- louseworts — Plural form of lousewort.
- lovestruck — Alternative spelling of love-struck.
- lower hutt — an industrial town in New Zealand on the S coast of North Island. Pop: 100 300 (2004 est)
- lubricants — Plural form of lubricant.
- lubricated — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lubricates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lubricate.
- lubricator — a person or thing that lubricates.
- lucerative — Misspelling of lucrative.
- lucubrator — One who lucubrates.
- lukewarmth — lukewarmness
- luminarist — a painter concerned with precision in using light and shade
- lumisterol — a steroid compound produced when ergosterol is exposed to ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C28H44O
- lust after — desire sexually
- lusterless — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- lusterware — ceramic ware covered with a luster.
- lustrating — Present participle of lustrate.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- lustreless — (chiefly UK) alternative spelling of lusterless.
- lustreware — Alternative spelling of lusterware.
- lustrously — In a lustrous manner, glossily.
- lut desert — Dasht-e-Lut.
- lute stern — a transom stern used on small boats, having an open after extension for breaking up seas coming from astern.
- lutestring — a silk fabric of high sheen, formerly used in the manufacture of dresses.
- luxuriated — to enjoy oneself without stint; revel: to luxuriate in newly acquired wealth.
- luxuriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate.
- luxury tax — a tax on certain goods or services not considered essential and usually relatively high in price.
- lycra lout — an aggressive urban cyclist who disregards the rules of the road
- macroburst — (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of over 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
- maculature — (dated) Blotting paper.
- mail truck — a large vehicle that is used to transport letters, packages, etc, by road
- major suit — hearts or spades, especially with reference to their higher point values.
- malt sugar — maltose
- malt-sugar — a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
- manicurist — a person who gives manicures.
- manularity — /man"yoo-la"ri-tee/ ("manual" + "granularity") A notional measure of the manual labor required for some task, particularly one of the sort that automation is supposed to eliminate. "Composing English on paper has much higher manularity than using a text editor, especially in the revising stage." Hackers tend to consider manularity a symptom of primitive methods; in fact, a true hacker confronted with an apparent requirement to do a computing task by hand will inevitably seize the opportunity to build another tool (see toolsmith).
- manumitter — An emancipator from slavery, someone who manumits.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- map turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.
- maraboutic — Of, or pertaining to, a marabout.
- marabuntas — Plural form of marabunta.
- marguerite — a female given name, French form of Margaret.
- marquisate — the rank of a marquis.
- martinique — an island in the E West Indies; an overseas department of France. 425 sq. mi. (1100 sq. km). Capital: Fort-de-France.