14-letter words containing a, n, t, i, s, u
- essay question — an examination question that requires an answer in the form of an essay
- estivoautumnal — (mainly US) Variant spelling of 'aestivoautumnal'.
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- excommunicates — Plural form of excommunicate.
- exhaustiveness — The state of being exhaustive.
- expostulations — Plural form of expostulation.
- exsanguination — The action of draining a person, animal, or organ of blood.
- extinguishable — Able to be extinguished.
- factitiousness — The quality of being factitious.
- fasciculations — Plural form of fasciculation.
- fastidiousness — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- fiesta taurina — fiesta de toros.
- figurativeness — The property of being figurative.
- figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
- file signature — A magic number.
- final solution — the Nazi program of annihilating the Jews of Europe during the Third Reich.
- first language — mother tongue
- flagitiousness — The state or quality of being flagitious.
- foundationless — Without foundation; unfounded.
- fountain grass — a perennial grass, Pennisetum setaceum, of Ethiopia, having bristly spikes, often rose-purple, grown as an ornamental.
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- fundamentalism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts, especially within American Protestantism and Islam.
- fundamentalist — an adherent of fundamentalism, a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts: radical fundamentalists.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- futuna islands — a group of islands in the SW Pacific Ocean belonging to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- genuine assets — the tangible and intangible assets that make an organization unique, including things such as exclusive customer relationships, etc
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- giganotosaurus — Any of several very large, carnivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily Giganotosaurinae, from the Cretaceous period.
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
- hauts-de-seine — a department in N France. 63 sq. mi. (163 sq. km). Capital: Nanterre.
- heat of fusion — the heat absorbed by a unit mass of a given solid at its melting point that completely converts the solid to a liquid at the same temperature: equal to the heat of solidification.
- heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- housing estate — housing development.
- housing market — property trade
- human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humane studies — educational subjects or courses, or texts, that are, or were historically, considered to have a civilizing influence on those who read or studied them
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- hunting season — annual period when hunting is permitted