13-letter words containing c, a, u, s
- spruce sawfly — any of several sawflies of the family Diprionidae, especially Diprion hercyniae (European spruce sawfly) the larvae of which feed on the foliage of spruce.
- square splice — a scarf joint between two pieces, having the form of a half-lap joint with a thicker and a thinner section for each piece, the thicker one being at the end: used to resist tension.
- squash racket — a light long-handled racket used in the game of squash
- squeaky clean — If you say that someone is squeaky clean, you mean that they live a very moral life and have never done anything wrong.
- squeaky-clean — scrupulously clean.
- squirrel cage — a cage containing a cylindrical framework that is rotated by a squirrel or other small animal running inside of it.
- stalactitious — containing stalactites
- stand accused — If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it.
- stercoraceous — consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to dung or feces.
- stercorarious — stercoraceous
- sterculia gum — karaya gum.
- stock buyback — buyback (def 3).
- stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
- stratocumulus — a cloud of a class characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves, the individual elements being larger than those in altocumulus and the whole being at a lower altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
- streptocarpus — any of various plants belonging to the genus Streptocarpus, of the gesneria family, native to Africa and Asia, having showy white, pink, or purplish flowers and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- structuralism — any theory that embodies structural principles.
- structuralist — any theory that embodies structural principles.
- structuralize — to form into or make part of a structure.
- structuration — the act of giving structure to something
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
- subappearance — a slight appearance
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subclavicular — a bone of the pectoral arch.
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
- subcoriaceous — almost leathery
- subculturally — in a subcultural manner or way
- subindication — the act or process of subindicating
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- subspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- subspeciality — a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- subspecialize — to specialize in a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- substanceless — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- suburbicarian — being near the city of Rome.
- succinic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers, dyes, and perfume.
- such and such — definite or particular, but not named or specified: They turned out to be such and such kind of people.
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- sugar factory — a factory which refines sugar from organic sources into a form that can be used in cooking etc
- sugar orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
- suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
- sulfonic acid — any of a large group of organic compounds of the structure RSO 2 OH, which are strong acids that give neutral sodium salts: used in the synthesis of phenols, dyes, and other substances.
- sulfuric acid — a clear, colorless to brownish, dense, oily, corrosive, water-miscible liquid, H 2 SO 4 , usually produced from sulfur dioxide: used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, chemicals, explosives, and dyestuffs and in petroleum refining.