12-letter words containing a, r, u, s, i
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- stegosaurian — having the characteristics of a stegosaur
- stereoacuity — the ability of a person to see objects as separate entities along a range of distances
- sternutation — the act of sneezing.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stirrup-vase — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- storage unit — rented space to store items
- stradivarius — a violin or other instrument made by Stradivari or his family.
- straight out — thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
- straight-out — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- straticulate — made up of or arranged in thin layers.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- struma-river — a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subantarctic — of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately north of the Antarctic Circle; subpolar.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- subarcuation — a structure that is somewhat arched
- subauricular — situated below the ear.
- subcuticular — the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- suberic acid — a crystalline dibasic acid, C 8 H 1 4 O 4 , obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.
- suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subjudiciary — the judicial branch of government.
- sublapsarian — infralapsarianism.
- submaxillary — of or relating to the lower jaw or lower jawbone.
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- subminiature — subminiature camera.
- suborbicular — nearly circular or orblike
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subordinator — a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
- subprincipal — an assistant or deputy principal.
- subscribable — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- subsidiarily — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- subsidiarity — secondary importance
- substraction — the act or process of subtracting
- subway train — a train that runs on an underground railway
- sudoriparous — producing or secreting sweat.
- sugar glider — a gliding possum, Petaurus breviceps, inhabiting open forests of New Guinea, Tasmania, and Australia.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- sulfarsenide — any compound containing an arsenide and a sulfide.
- sumba strait — an area of water separating Sumba, in the Lesser Sunda Islands, from Flores
- summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- sunda strait — a strait between Sumatra and Java, connecting the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. 20–65 miles (32–105 km) wide.
- supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)