13-letter words containing c, e, s, u
- schizaeaceous — relating to a type of extinct fern
- school figure — (in ice skating) any one of a group of sixty-nine different figures, skated in two- or three-circle figure-eight patterns, used to test various skating movements, a skater usually being required to perform six selected ones in competition.
- schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
- schuylerville — a village in E New York, on the Hudson: scene of Burgoyne's defeat and surrender in the Battle of Saratoga 1777.
- sclerocaulous — having a hard, dry stem
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- sculpturesque — suggesting sculpture: the sculpturesque beauty of her face.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- seclusiveness — tending to seclude, especially oneself.
- second cousin — a child of a first cousin of one's parent. Compare cousin (def 1).
- second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
- second-source — of or pertaining to a cooperative arrangement whereby the products, as electronic parts, of one company are also manufactured by another company
- secure server — a web server that uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or another security protocol to protect transmitted personal data from unauthorized access.
- security firm — a firm which provides guards for buildings, and other security services and personnel
- security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
- security risk — a person considered by authorities as likely to commit acts that might threaten the security of a country.
- security zone — an area controlled by security forces
- seductiveness — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
- selenium cell — a photovoltaic cell consisting of a thin strip of selenium placed between two metal electrodes.
- selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
- self-checkout — A self-checkout is a checkout where customers scan, pack and pay for their goods in a store without being served by a sales associate.
- self-coloured — of one color.
- self-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- self-destruct — to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.
- self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
- self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- self-occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
- self-ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- self-security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- semi-circular — Something that is semi-circular has the shape of half a circle.
- semi-precious — Semi-precious stones are stones such as turquoises and amethysts that are used in jewellery but are less valuable than precious stones such as diamonds and rubies.
- semiautomatic — partly automatic.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- semiconscious — half-conscious; not fully conscious.
- sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
- service court — the part of the court into which a player must serve in various games, as tennis, badminton, handball, or squash.
- sesquiplicate — relating to or involving the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of given terms; i.e. the sesquiplicate ratio of given terms is the ratio between the square roots of the cubes of those terms
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
- sheriff court — (in Scotland) a court having jurisdiction to try summarily or on indictment all but the most serious crimes and to deal with most civil actions
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- short subject — a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
- single sculls — a race for sculls each rowed by one oarsman using a pair of oars.
- skunk cabbage — a low, fetid, broad-leaved North American plant, Symplocarpus foetidus, of the arum family, having a brownish-purple and green mottled spathe surrounding a stout spadix, growing in moist ground.
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- smooth muscle — involuntary muscle tissue in the walls of viscera and blood vessels, consisting of nonstriated, spindle-shaped cells.
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value