11-letter words containing a, e, n, o, u
- sansculotte — (originally) a revolutionary of the poorer class
- saponaceous — resembling soap; soapy.
- send around — to put into circulation
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
- solanaceous — belonging to the Solanaceae, the nightshade family of plants.
- soluble rna — a small RNA molecule, consisting of a strand of nucleotides folded into a clover-leaf shape, that picks up an unattached amino acid within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. Abbreviation: tRNA.
- sound stage — a large, soundproof studio used for filming motion pictures.
- sound-alike — a person or thing that resembles another in sound
- sour orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- southlander — a person from the south
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- squarsonage — the residence of a squarson
- sternutator — a chemical agent causing nose irritation, coughing, etc.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stramineous — of or resembling straw.
- subdeaconry — the position or office of a subdeacon
- subitaneous — sudden
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subpoenaing — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
- superabound — to abound beyond something else.
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
- superweapon — an extremely powerful weapon
- sustentator — a sustaining part or structure
- synsepalous — gamosepalous.
- take out on — If you take something out on someone, you behave in an unpleasant way towards them because you feel angry or upset, even though this is not their fault.
- tanniferous — containing much tannin; yielding tannin.
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- teaspoonful — the amount a teaspoon can hold.
- tena koutou — a Māori greeting to two or more people
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- teotihuacan — the ruins of an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, near Mexico City, that flourished a.d. c200–c750 and is the site of the pyramids of the Sun and Moon and of many temples, palaces, and dwellings.
- tetragonous — related to a tetragon
- tetrandrous — having four stamens.
- theophanous — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- thoreauvian — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- tonal value — the relative lightness or darkness of shades between black and white
- tongue-lash — to reprimand severely; scold
- tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
- trade union — a labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry.
- trouble man — troubleshooter (def 2).
- tudorbethan — (of a contemporary building) imitative of Tudor and Elizabethan architecture
- tumefaction — an act of making or becoming swollen or tumid.
- ultramodern — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- un-enamored — to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant woman with whom he became enamored.