13-letter words containing a, s, e, t, u, r
- fine adjuster — (jargon, tool, humour) A tool used for percussive maintenance, also known as a "hammer".
- first quarter — the instant, approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
- first refusal — If someone has first refusal on something that is being sold or offered, they have the right to decide whether or not to buy it or take it before it is offered to anyone else.
- flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
- flutterboards — Plural form of flutterboard.
- fortunateness — The quality of being fortunate; fortune; luck.
- fourth estate — the journalistic profession or its members; the press.
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- frumentarious — of or relating to wheat or a similar grain
- functionaries — Plural form of functionary.
- garnetiferous — containing or yielding garnets.
- gastric juice — the digestive fluid, containing pepsin and other enzymes, secreted by the glands of the stomach.
- gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- go great guns — to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
- great bustard — a large bustard, Otis tarda, of southern and central Europe and western and central Asia, having a wingspread of about 8 feet (2.4 meters).
- great russian — a member of the main stock of the Russian people, dwelling chiefly in the northern or central parts of the Russian Federation in Europe.
- greater scaup — any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- gunters-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.
- harbourmaster — (British, Canada, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
- hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- heart surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in performing operations on the heart
- heart surgery — operation to treat cardiac problems
- heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
- heterosexuals — Plural form of heterosexual.
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hiatus hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
- housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
- housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
- hunt saboteur — A hunt saboteur is someone who tries to stop a hunt from taking place or being successful because they believe it is cruel to the animal being hunted.
- hunter trials — a test for hunters held under the auspices of a hunt, in which the course is laid with obstacles to simulate actual hunting conditions.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
- hysteranthous — relating to a plant whose flowers open before its leaves
- illustratable — Capable of being illustrated.
- inconstruable — unable to be construed
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- industrialise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of industrialize.
- industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- inner sanctum — sanctum (def 2).
- instrumentals — Plural form of instrumental.
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.