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15-letter words containing a, s, u

  • analogous color — Art. any one of a group of related colors that are near each other on the color wheel, a circular chart that shows gradations of color: Red, orange, and yellow are analogous colors. Compare complementary color (def 1a).
  • andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
  • aneroid capsule — a box or chamber of thin metal, partially exhausted of air, used in the aneroid barometer and pressure altimeter.
  • anfractuosities — Plural form of anfractuosity.
  • angel's-trumpet — any of several plants belonging to the genera Brugmansia and Datura, of the nightshade family, having large, trumpet-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
  • angular measure — the units used to measure angles. Compare angle1 (def 1c).
  • angustirostrate — having a narrow, beak-like part
  • anne hutchinson — Anne Marbury [mahr-buh-ree] /ˈmɑr bə ri/ (Show IPA), 1591–1643, American religious liberal, born in England: banished from Massachusetts 1637.
  • anne of austria — 1601–66, wife of Louis XIII of France and daughter of Philip III of Spain: regent of France (1643–61) for her son Louis XIV
  • annular eclipse — an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not cover the entire disc of the sun, so that a ring of sunlight surrounds the shadow of the moon
  • annus mirabilis — a year of wonders, catastrophes, or other notable events
  • anthony burgess — Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
  • anthropophagous — Who practices anthropophagy.
  • anti-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • anti-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
  • anti-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
  • anti-puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
  • anticonvulsants — Plural form of anticonvulsant.
  • antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
  • antispeculation — opposed to or acting against excessive oil speculation
  • antispeculative — opposed to or acting against speculation
  • antituberculous — (medicine) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
  • anybody's guess — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
  • apartment house — a building containing a number of residential apartments.
  • aqueous ammonia — ammonia (def 2).
  • aqueous-ammonia — a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH 3 , usually produced by the direct combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases: used chiefly for refrigeration and in the manufacture of commercial chemicals and laboratory reagents.
  • arabic numerals — the figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the 0 (zero) that originated in India; Hindu-Arabic numerals
  • arrest judgment — to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
  • arrivals lounge — a waiting area for people meeting passengers
  • arthur brisbane — Arthur, 1864–1936, U.S. journalist.
  • as you go along — If you do something as you go along, you do it while you are doing another thing, without preparing it beforehand.
  • asclepiadaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including the milkweed and swallowwort, having pollen in the form of a waxy mass (pollinium): now usually regarded as a subfamily of the Apocynaceae
  • ascribed status — the social position assigned to a person on the basis of kinship, ethnic group, sex, etc.
  • asian influenza — pandemic influenza caused by a strain of the influenza virus first isolated in Singapore in 1957
  • assistant judge — a person who assists a judge in their work or who is not yet fully qualified as a judge
  • assured tenancy — an agreement between a government-approved body such as a housing association and a tenant for occupation of a newly-built house or flat at an agreed market rent, under which the tenant has security of tenure
  • astronautically — In an astronautic way.
  • at full stretch — If you are at full stretch, your arm is straight and extended as far as possible, usually because you are trying to reach something that is almost too far away.
  • at your service — You can use 'at your service' after your name as a formal way of introducing yourself to someone and saying that you are willing to help them in any way you can.
  • atlas mountains — a mountain system of N Africa, between the Mediterranean and the Sahara. Highest peak: Mount Toubkal, 4165 m (13 664 ft)
  • atrabiliousness — The state or quality of being characterized by melancholy or glumness.
  • attitude survey — a survey of the opinions held by a particular group of people
  • audubon society — a North American organization devoted to the conservancy of birds
  • auf wiedersehen — goodbye, until we see each other again
  • augmented sixth — an interval greater than a major sixth by a chromatic half step.
  • augusta emerita — a market town in W Spain, in Extremadura, on the Guadiana River: founded in 25 bc; became the capital of Lusitania and one of the chief cities of Iberia. Pop: 52 110 (2003 est)
  • augusta gregory — Lady Augusta (Isabella Augusta Persse) 1852–1932, Irish dramatist.
  • augustus caesar — Also called Octavian (before 27 b.c.)(Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus; Augustus Caesar) 63 b.c.–a.d. 14, first Roman emperor 27 b.c.–a.d. 14: reformer, patron of arts and literature; heir and successor to Julius Caesar.
  • aurora borealis — the aurora seen around the North Pole
  • australian alps — a mountain range in SE Australia, in E Victoria and SE New South Wales. Highest peak: Mount Kosciuszko, 2195 m (7316 ft)
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