15-letter words containing a, d, e, n, u
- standard clause — a clause which is inserted as standard into certain types of contracts or agreements
- stannic sulfide — a yellowish or brownish, water-insoluble powder, SnS 2 , usually used suspended in lacquer or varnish for gilding and bronzing metals, wood, paper, etc.; mosaic gold.
- state education — education provided by the state; education which is not private
- steamed pudding — a traditional pudding containing fat, sugar, eggs, flour, and other ingredients, which is steamed
- student teacher — a student who is studying to be a teacher and who, as part of the training, observes classroom instruction or does closely supervised teaching in an elementary or secondary school.
- studio audience — spectators on a TV set
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- suck it and see — to try something to find out what it is, what it is like, or how it works
- suicide machine — a device designed to permit a terminally ill person to commit suicide, as by the automatic injection of a lethal drug.
- superabundantly — very or too abundantly
- superindividual — greater than the individual
- superordination — Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
- surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
- surface-ripened — (of cheese) ripened on the surface by molds or other microorganisms.
- surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
- surrender value — cash value.
- sustained yield — the continuing supply of a natural resource, as timber, through scheduled harvests to insure replacement by regrowth or reproduction.
- tandem-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having high-pressure and low-pressure units in tandem.
- target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
- tax expenditure — any reduction in government revenue through preferential tax treatment, as deductions or credits.
- tetrahydrofuran — a clear liquid, C 4 H 8 O, soluble in water and organic solvents, used as a solvent for resins, in polymerizations and as a chemical intermediate.
- the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
- the outward man — the body as opposed to the soul
- the war-wounded — those people who have been injured or wounded by war
- thought reading — mind reading.
- tokelau islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).
- toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- treasure island — (italics) a novel (1883) by R. L. Stevenson.
- truman doctrine — the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
- turn a deaf ear — pretend not to hear
- turnaround time — the total time taken between the submission of a program for execution and the return of the complete output to the customer
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- un-coincidental — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- un-incarcerated — to imprison; confine.
- un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- una corda pedal — soft pedal (def 1).
- unaccounted for — If people or things are unaccounted for, you do not know where they are or what has happened to them.
- unaccounted-for — not accounted for; not understood; unexplained: an explosion resulting from some unaccounted-for mechanical failure.
- unadulteratedly — in an unadulterated or genuine manner
- unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
- unadvisableness — the quality of being imprudent or not advisable
- unanaesthetized — not anaesthetized
- unanticipatedly — in an unanticipated or unexpected manner
- unauthenticated — to establish as genuine.
- uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.