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13-letter words containing a, u, s, o

  • sociocultural — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of social and cultural elements.
  • soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
  • sodium borate — borax1 .
  • soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
  • solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • soluble glass — sodium silicate.
  • solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
  • somar dumpacl — (tool)   A utilty which provides a concise report of Windows NT file system permissions, to help find holes in system security.
  • sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • sound ranging — a method for determining the distance between a point and the position of a sound source by measuring the time lapse between the origin of the sound and its arrival at the point.
  • sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
  • soup-and-fish — a man's formal evening clothes.
  • soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.
  • souphanouvong — Prince, 1909–1995, Laotian political leader: president 1975–86 (half brother of Prince Souvanna Phouma).
  • south african — of southern Africa.
  • south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
  • south by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of south. Abbreviation: SbE.
  • south dakotan — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
  • south georgia — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
  • south holland — a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
  • south nahanni — a river in the SW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing SE from near the Yukon border to the Liard River. 336 miles (540 km) long.
  • south ossetia — a region in N Georgia, on the S side of the Caucasus Range. 1506 sq. mi. (3900 sq. km).
  • south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
  • south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.
  • southeasterly — coming from the south east
  • southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
  • southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
  • soviet russia — a conventional name of the Soviet Union.
  • space tourism — travel into space for recreational purposes
  • speak volumes — a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
  • sphagnicolous — growing in moss
  • sphagnum moss — Botany
  • spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
  • spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
  • stalactitious — containing stalactites
  • staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
  • station house — a police station or fire station.
  • status report — statement or update
  • status symbol — an object, habit, etc., by which the social or economic status of the possessor may be judged.
  • statutory law — the written law established by enactments expressing the will of the legislature, as distinguished from the unwritten law or common law.
  • steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
  • stenopetalous — having narrow petals.
  • stercoraceous — consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to dung or feces.
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