14-letter words containing a, r, i, o, u, s
- flagelliferous — bearing a flagellum
- foraminiferous — Having small openings, or foramina.
- fountain grass — a perennial grass, Pennisetum setaceum, of Ethiopia, having bristly spikes, often rose-purple, grown as an ornamental.
- fraise du bois — a wild strawberry.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- garrison house — a style of early New England house in which the second floor projects beyond the first.
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- giganotosaurus — Any of several very large, carnivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily Giganotosaurinae, from the Cretaceous period.
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
- gregariousness — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
- harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- 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 market — property trade
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
- ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
- ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
- idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
- illustrational — of, relating to, or characteristic of illustrations: illustrational art.
- in sb's favour — If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something.
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
- institutionary — of or relating to an institution or institutions; institutional.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurrectional — Pertaining to insurrection.
- intracutaneous — within the skin.
- isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
- isthmus of kra — an isthmus of SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand: the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula. Width: about 56 km (35 miles)
- judas iscariot — Also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19.
- junior varsity — a university, college, or school team that consists of players who lack the qualifications or skill necessary for the varsity and compete against other teams of similar composition or ability.
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
- lord spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- louis quatorze — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the late 17th century, characterized by increasingly classicizing tendencies, and by an emphasis on dignity rather than comfort.
- lower silurian — Ordovician
- lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.