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13-letter words containing a, n, t, i, s, u

  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
  • puritan spoon — a silver spoon having an ovoid bowl and a straight, flat, completely plain stem.
  • pursuit plane — (formerly) an armed airplane designed for speed and maneuverability in fighting enemy aircraft.
  • pusillanimity — the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.
  • quarterfinals — Plural form of quarterfinal.
  • quaternionist — a mathematician who works with quaternions
  • question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
  • questionaries — Plural form of questionary.
  • questionnaire — a list of questions, usually printed, submitted for replies that can be analyzed for usable information: a questionnaire used in market research.
  • ratushinskaya — Irina (ɪˈriːnə). born 1954, Russian poet and writer: imprisoned (1983–86) in a Soviet labour camp on charges of subversion. Her publications include Poems (1984), Grey is the Colour of Hope (1988), and The Odessans (1992)
  • reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
  • regiomontanus — Friedrich Max [free-drik maks;; German free-drikh mahks] /ˈfri drɪk mæks;; German ˈfri drɪx mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
  • restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
  • resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
  • resuscitation — to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
  • running start — Sports. a start, as in the hop, step, and jump or the running broad jump, in which a contestant begins moving before reaching the starting or take-off point.
  • rusine antler — an antler resembling that of the sambar.
  • russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
  • saint austell — a town in SW England, in S Cornwall on St Austell Bay (an inlet of the English Channel): centre for the now-declining china clay industry; the Eden Project, a rainforest environment in the world's largest greenhouse, is nearby; administratively part of St Austell with Fowey 1968-74. Pop (with Fowey): 22 658 (2001)
  • saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
  • saint laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
  • saint maurice — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing S and SE to the St. Lawrence River at Three Rivers: lower course in valley called La Mauricie. 325 miles (523 km) long.
  • saint-brieucs — a city in and the capital of the Côtes-du-Nord, in W France.
  • saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
  • saint-gaudens — Augustus, 1848–1907, U.S. sculptor, born in Ireland.
  • saint-laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
  • saint-quentin — a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
  • sanctimonious — making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
  • sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
  • satanic abuse — sexual abuse (esp of children), killing, or violent acts considered to be carried out as part of satanic worship rituals
  • saturnalianly — in a saturnalian or dissolute manner
  • scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
  • semi-autonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
  • semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
  • sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
  • sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
  • sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
  • sexualization — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
  • shih huang ti — 259–210 b.c, Chinese emperor c247–210 b.c. initiated the building of the Great Wall of China.
  • shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
  • single status — a national agreement that aims to avoid unfairness in pay and reward arrangements for employees and to ensure harmonisation of conditions in comparable posts
  • sinistrocular — favoring the left eye, rather than the right, by habit or for effective vision (opposed to dextrocular).
  • situationally — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
  • soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
  • soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • south african — of southern Africa.
  • south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
  • south nahanni — a river in the SW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing SE from near the Yukon border to the Liard River. 336 miles (540 km) long.
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