13-letter words containing d, a, n, u, s
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- pamlico sound — a sound between the North Carolina mainland and coastal islands.
- pease pudding — a pudding of strained split peas mixed with egg.
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- platitudinous — characterized by or given to platitudes.
- post-freudian — of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his doctrines, especially with respect to the causes and treatment of neurotic and psychopathic states, the interpretation of dreams, etc.
- postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
- prudentialist — a person who acts prudentially
- pudding basin — A pudding basin is a deep round bowl that is used in the kitchen, especially for mixing or for cooking puddings.
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- qualifiedness — The property of being qualified (restricted or limited by conditions).
- queen's award — either of two awards instituted by royal warrant (1976) for a sustained increase in export earnings by a British firm (Queen's Award for Export Achievement) or for an advance in technology (Queen's Award for Technological Achievement)
- quindicessima — (music) Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.
- run sb ragged — If someone runs you ragged, they make you do so much that you become exhausted.
- rupert's land — (formerly, in Canada) the territories granted by Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 and ceded to the Canadian Government in 1870, comprising all the land watered by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
- russian salad — a salad of cold diced cooked vegetables mixed with Russian dressing
- saint-gaudens — Augustus, 1848–1907, U.S. sculptor, born in Ireland.
- sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
- santos-dumont — Alberto [ahl-ber-too] /ɑlˈbɛr tʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1932, Brazilian aeronaut in France: designer and builder of dirigibles and airships.
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- 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.
- selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
- seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
- soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- 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.
- 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 holland — a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- squanderingly — in a squandering manner
- squandermania — an extreme urge for, or level of pleasure obtained by, spending money recklessly
- stand accused — If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it.
- stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
- standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
- status indian — a member of any of the numerous indigenous groups registered as Indians under the federal Indian Act, having special rights and privileges and usually living on a reservation.