14-letter words containing a, t, r, e, u, s
- first quartile — (in a frequency distribution) the smallest quartile; the twenty-fifth percentile; the value of the variable below which one quarter of the elements are located.
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- fraudulentness — (rare) fraudulence.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- fuller's earth — an absorbent clay, used especially for removing grease from fabrics, in fulling cloth, as a filter, and as a dusting powder.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- futures market — a market in which futures contracts in commodities are traded.
- gastroduodenal — of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- get a guernsey — to be selected or gain recognition for something
- glauber's salt — the decahydrate form of sodium sulfate, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 ·10H 2 O, used chiefly in textile dyeing and as a cathartic.
- go gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- graduate nurse — a person who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
- granddaughters — Plural form of granddaughter.
- gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
- great unwashed — the general public; the populace or masses.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- gunter's 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.
- gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
- harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
- hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
- heterosexually — In a heterosexual way.
- heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- household arts — activities such as sewing, cooking, etc, that are conducted in the running of a household
- housing market — property trade
- human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
- hunter's sauce — chasseur (def 4).
- hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
- hypersexuality — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- ice-cream suit — a man's lightweight summer suit of white or a finely striped or solid pastel color.
- idolatrousness — The quality of being idolatrous.
- illustratively — In an illustrative manner.
- inaccurateness — The quality of being inaccurate.
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- industrialised — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrialized — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industrializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of industrialize.
- infrastructure — the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
- instrumentally — By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- insular celtic — a partly geographical, partly genetic grouping of Celtic languages that consists of those spoken in the British Isles in ancient times and those descended from them.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.