11-letter words containing a, s, c, u, n, t
- staunchness — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stump ranch — (in British Columbia) an undeveloped ranch in the bush where animals graze among the stumps of felled trees
- sub-captain — a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- subadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
- subcontract — a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
- subcontrary — one of two propositions that can both be true but cannot both be false.
- subfraction — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- subtacksman — a renter who holds the property they rent by subletting it
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- suffocation — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
- surfcasting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- susceptance — the imaginary component of admittance, equal to the quotient of the negative of the reactance divided by the sum of the squares of the reactance and resistance. Symbol: B.
- suscitation — the act of suscitating
- syndactylus — a person having united or webbed fingers or toes.
- tactfulness — having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- transductor — a magnetic device that amplifies electronic signals
- translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- transuranic — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- unaesthetic — offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.
- unapostolic — not apostolic; not related to or characteristic of the early Christian apostles or their subsequent apostles
- uncastrated — to remove the testes of; emasculate; geld.
- unchastened — to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- unchastised — not chastised or reprimanded
- unchristian — not conforming to Christian teaching or principles: unchristian selfishness.
- unclarities — clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- uncustomary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- unpractised — not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor.
- unrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- unsarcastic — of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply.
- unsatirical — not satirical
- unscattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- unscratched — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- unscrutable — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- unsectarian — someone who is not sectarian
- unsociality — the quality of being unsocial
- unstaunched — unstopped
- unstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- vine cactus — the ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens.