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

  • treasury bill — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • treasury note — a note or bill issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, receivable as legal tender for all debts except as otherwise expressly provided.
  • tributariness — the state of being tributary
  • trigger guard — safety feature on a gun
  • troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
  • truchas peaks — group of mountains in N New Mexico, NE of Santa Fe in the S Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
  • truman capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
  • trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
  • tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
  • tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
  • tubular bells — Often, tubular bells. one of a set of tuned metal tubes of different lengths used as a musical instrument, suspended vertically from a frame and struck with a mallet to produce sounds or melodies.
  • tubular skate — a type of ice skate consisting of a steel blade set into an aluminum tube and connected to the shoe by tubular supports, used for both hockey and racing skates.
  • tubular steel — steel in the shape of a cylinder or long narrow rectangle; tube-shaped steel
  • turangawaewae — the area that is a person's home
  • turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
  • turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
  • turkey carpet — a wool carpet made in one piece and having a deep velvety pile and rich glowing colours
  • tuva republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: mountainous. Capital: Kizyl. Pop: 305 500 (2002). Area: 170 500 sq km (65 800 sq miles)
  • tyrian purple — Also called Tyrian dye. a highly prized crimson or purple dye of classical antiquity, originally obtained at great expense from a certain shellfish: later shown to be an indigo derivative and synthetically produced, and now replaced by other synthetic dyes.
  • ullage rocket — a small hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that produces sufficient acceleration to keep propellants in their places when the main rocket is shut off
  • ultra-leftism — the beliefs of extremely left-wing political parties or groups
  • ultra-leftist — a person with extremely left-wing political views
  • ultra-liberal — extremely liberal, especially in politics.
  • ultra-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
  • ultra-violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
  • ultrafeminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
  • ultrafiltrate — a liquid that has been passed through an ultrafilter.
  • ultrapowerful — extremely powerful
  • ultrararefied — extremely rarefied
  • ultrareliable — extremely reliable
  • ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
  • ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
  • umbrella step — (in the game of giant steps) a step executed by extending one foot forward and whirling on the heel.
  • umbrella tent — a small tent with a metal frame consisting of ribs that radiate from a single supporting pole.
  • umbrella tree — an American magnolia, Magnolia tripetala, having large leaves in umbrellalike clusters.
  • unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
  • unaccelerated — to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.
  • unadulterated — not diluted or made impure by adulterating; pure: unadulterated maple syrup.
  • unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
  • unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  • unappropriate — not appropriate or suitable
  • unarticulated — not articulated
  • unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • unassertively — in an unassertive manner
  • uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
  • uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • uncentralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
  • uncertainness — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
  • unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine
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