13-letter words containing c, u, e, d
- ruled surface — a surface that can be generated by a straight line, as a cylinder or cone.
- ruptured duck — the symbol of an eagle with wings spread appearing in the honorable discharge emblem of the U.S. armed forces.
- ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
- 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
- seductiveness — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
- selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
- self-coloured — of one color.
- 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.
- 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.
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- stand accused — If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subject index — alphabetical contents list
- suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
- supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
- suspectedness — the state of being suspected
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tax deduction — an expenditure that is deducted from taxable income.
- tax duplicate — the certification of real-estate assessments to the taxing authorities
- tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
- telluric acid — a white, toxic, crystalline compound, H 6 TeO 6 , slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and alkalis: used as an analytical agent.
- the ryder cup — the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US
- the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
- thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.
- tour de force — an exceptional achievement by an artist, author, or the like, that is unlikely to be equaled by that person or anyone else; stroke of genius: Herman Melville's Moby Dick was a tour de force.
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- turbidimetric — from, using, or relating to a turbidimeter or turbidimetry
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- un-convoluted — twisted; coiled.