12-letter words containing a, s, o, u, n
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- support band — a band, pop group, rock group, etc not topping the bill
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
- sustentation — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
- svo language — a type of language that has basic subject-verb-object word order, as English, Chinese, or Spanish.
- synantherous — with united anthers
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- take counsel — receive advice
- talent scout — a person whose business it is to recognize and recruit persons of marked aptitude for a certain field or occupation, especially in entertainment or sports.
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- thousandfold — having a thousand elements or parts.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- transudation — the act or process of transuding.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- tube station — an underground station where underground trains depart and leave, esp in London
- turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
- unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- unadmonished — not admonished, counselled, or warned
- unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- unauspicious — inauspicious; unfavourable; unlucky
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- unconsecrate — profane or base
- unconsolable — to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
- unconstraint — lack of constraint: Their home has a feeling of unconstraint and warm hospitableness.
- unconversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- uncourageous — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- underzealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- unfastidious — not fastidious; not fussy; not appropriately concerned with detail or cleanliness
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unglamourous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- ungratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- unhandsomely — unattractively
- unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- unhospitable — not hospitable