14-letter words containing c, o, r, e, u
- rossel current — a seasonal Pacific Ocean current, a branch of the South Equatorial Current, flowing W and NW past New Guinea.
- run counter to — to have a contrary effect or action to
- run its course — (of something) to complete its development or action
- runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
- sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- school voucher — a government cash grant or tax credit for parents, equal to all or part of the cost of educating their child at an elementary or secondary school of their choice.
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- scrape through — only just succeed
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- securitization — the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries
- security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
- selection rule — any of several rules designating allowed transitions between quantum states in terms of the quantum numbers associated with the states.
- self-composure — calmness and self-possession
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- sequestrectomy — the removal of dead spicules or portions, especially of bone.
- service module — (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the section of an Apollo spacecraft containing the principal propulsion system, electrical system, water, and other supplies.
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- size reduction — Size reduction is a process in which the particle size of a solid is made smaller.
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
- smoker's cough — a chronic cough caused by smoking.
- socioreligious — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of religious and social factors.
- sock suspender — garter (def 1).
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- source program — an original computer program written by a programmer that is converted into the equivalent object program, written in machine language, by the compiler or assembler
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- southern cross — Also called Cross. Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca. Compare Northern Cross.
- southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
- southern ocean — that part of the Indian Ocean south of Australia
- speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
- spectator pump — a woman's spectator shoe, closed at the front and back, usually having a medium or medium-high heel.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- startle colour — a bright region of an animal's coloration, normally hidden from view and often part of a design resembling birds' eyes, etc, exposed when the animal is disturbed by a predator
- stercoricolous — (of an organism) living in dung
- sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
- stock turnover — the rate at which stock is sold and replenished
- straw-coloured — If you describe something, especially hair, as straw-coloured, you mean that it is pale yellow.