15-letter words containing d, e, n, u, a
- under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- under secretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
- under the table — of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
- under-education — to educate too little or poorly.
- under-secretary — UK ministerial position
- under-the-table — transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
- undercapitalize — to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underestimation — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- underhandedness — underhand.
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underresearched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- understandingly — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- undisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or controlled
- unearned income — income received from property, as interest, dividends, or the like.
- unendurableness — the quality or state of being unendurable
- unextraordinary — beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established: extraordinary costs.
- unindoctrinated — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- universal donor — a person with blood of group O.
- unknowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- unleaded petrol — petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead
- unmitigatedness — the state of being unmitigated
- unnatural death — death resulting from an external cause, such as intentional injury (such as homicide or suicide) or unintentional injury (in an accident)
- unpractisedness — the quality or state of being unpractised
- unrecommendable — not able to be recommended, supported, or endorsed
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- unsatisfiedness — the state of being unsatisfied
- unskilled labor — work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- unsteadfastness — the condition of being unsteadfast
- unsubstantiated — not substantiated; unproved or unverified: unsubstantiated allegations.
- untransmigrated — not transmigrated; not transferred or caused to be transferred
- uralian emerald — demantoid: not a true emerald.
- uranium dioxide — a black, crystalline compound, UO 2 , insoluble in water, used in nuclear fuel rods, in ceramics, and pigments.
- urinary bladder — a distensible, muscular and membranous sac, in which the urine is retained until it is discharged from the body.
- van diemen gulf — an inlet of the Timor Sea in N Australia, in the Northern Territory
- vascular bundle — a longitudinal arrangement of strands of xylem and phloem, and sometimes cambium, that forms the fluid-conducting channels of vascular tissue in the rhizomes, stems, and leaf veins of vascular plants, the arrangement varying with the type of plant.
- vincent de paul — Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid the poor.
- völkerwanderung — the migration of peoples, esp of Germanic and Slavic peoples into S and W Europe from 2nd to 11th centuries
- walking wounded — casualties, as of a military conflict, who are wounded but ambulatory.
- wattle and daub — Also, wattle and dab. a building technique employing wattles plastered with clay and mud.
- wedding banquet — a lavish meal served after a wedding ceremony
- well-acquainted — having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- wiener neustadt — a city in E Austria, in Lower Austria. Pop: 37 627 (2002)
- wraparound care — a childcare facility intended to help working parents, in which young children are looked after before and after school
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.