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13-letter words containing a, s, t, u, r

  • archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
  • architectures — Plural form of architecture.
  • argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
  • arseniuretted — combined with arsenic so as to form an arsenide.
  • arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
  • articulations — Plural form of articulation.
  • assault rifle — a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period
  • astronautical — of or relating to astronautics or astronauts.
  • atrabilarious — Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
  • atroceruleous — a deep blue-black color.
  • atrociousness — The state of being atrocious.
  • australia day — a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26
  • australianism — the Australian national character or spirit
  • australianize — (esp of a new immigrant) to adopt or cause to adopt Australian habits and attitudes; integrate into Australian society
  • austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
  • austroasiatic — a family of languages spoken in SE Asia and the landsaround the Bay of Bengal and consisting principally of Vietnamese, Khmer, Mon, Khasi, Nicobarese, and the Munda languages.
  • authorisation — Alternative spelling of authorization.
  • auto-destruct — self-destruct.
  • autocatharsis — a therapeutic process designed to free unconscious disturbances by having the patient write about his or her experiences, impressions, etc.
  • autoeroticism — the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
  • autoresponder — A program that automatically generates a set response to all messages sent to a particular e-mail address.
  • autorickshaws — Plural form of autorickshaw.
  • autumn crocus — a liliaceous plant, Colchicum autumnale, of Europe and N Africa having pink or purplish autumn flowers
  • baluster stem — a stem of a drinking glass or the like having a gradual swelling near the top or bottom.
  • banbury tarts — small baked pastries filled with raisins, currants, etc.
  • band spectrum — a spectrum consisting of a number of bands of closely spaced lines that are associated with emission or absorption of radiation by molecules
  • barcoo salute — a movement of the hand to brush flies away from the face
  • barosinusitis — aerosinusitis.
  • barrel cactus — any of several large, cylindrical, ribbed, spiny cacti of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus.
  • bathurst burr — an Australian plant, Xanthium spinosum, having numerous hooked burrs that became entangled in sheep's wool
  • battlecruiser — A large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
  • battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
  • beaux esprits — bel esprit
  • beaux-esprits — plural of bel-esprit.
  • bibliolatrous — characterized by bibliolatry
  • biculturalism — the characteristics, or policy, of a two-cultured society
  • birthday suit — If you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes.
  • biscuit bread — biscuits or a biscuit: I like biscuit bread more than corn bread for supper.
  • black mustard — a Eurasian plant, Brassica (or Sinapsis) nigra, with clusters of yellow flowers and pungent seeds from which the condiment mustard is made: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • blast furnace — A blast furnace is a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates out and can be collected.
  • boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
  • brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
  • brain truster — a member of a brain trust; an important but usually unofficial adviser.
  • breakthroughs — a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's front-line defense.
  • brown mustard — black mustard. See under mustard (def 2).
  • buck sergeant — a newly promoted sergeant
  • bureaucratese — wordy, jargon-filled, overcomplicated language considered typical of bureaucrats
  • bureaucratism — an official of a bureaucracy.
  • bureaucratist — a believer in bureaucracy
  • burt standishBurt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
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