10-letter words containing lus
- 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.
- malus' law — the law stating that the intensity of a beam of plane-polarized light after passing through a rotatable polarizer varies as the square of the cosine of the angle through which the polarizer is rotated from the position that gives maximum intensity.
- molluscoid — belonging or pertaining to the phylum Molluscoidea, in certain classifications comprising the bryozoans and brachiopods.
- molluscous — any of various skin conditions characterized by soft, rounded tumors.
- monticulus — a small protrusion on the face or top of something
- nonplusing — Present participle of nonplus.
- nonplussed — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- occlusions — Plural form of occlusion.
- occlusives — Plural form of occlusive.
- outbluster — to surpass in blustering
- panniculus — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- plus point — an advantage or positive characteristic
- plus sight — a backsight used in leveling.
- plus-fours — Plus-fours are short wide trousers fastened below the knees which people used to wear when hunting or playing golf.
- plushiness — the condition of being plush
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- preclusive — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- prothallus — prothallium.
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- ranunculus — any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Ranunculus, having finely divided leaves and typically yellow five-petalled flowers. The genus includes buttercup, crowfoot, spearwort, and lesser celandine
- slush fund — a sum of money used for illicit or corrupt political purposes, as for buying influence.
- slush pile — a collection of unsolicited manuscripts submitted to a publisher.
- strophulus — a papular eruption of the skin, especially in infants, occurring in several forms and usually harmless.
- subcluster — a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch: a cluster of grapes.
- surplusage — something that is surplus; an excess amount.
- surplusing — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- unblushing — showing no shame or remorse; shameless: an unblushing confession.
- wanderlust — a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.
- zip plus 4 — a zip code of nine digits, used to facilitate accurate and prompt delivery of mail.