13-letter words containing d, e, s, h, u
- shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
- shoulder-high — A shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- shut the door — put up a barrier
- shutter speed — speed (def 5b).
- sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
- soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
- south modesto — a town in central California.
- south shields — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- squash ladder — a list showing the relative order of merit of a set of squash players determined by the winning player in each match taking the higher of the two players' positions
- stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
- surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
- tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
- the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
- theodosius ii — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
- thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
- thunder sheet — a large sheet of metal that can be shaken to produce a noise resembling thunder as a sound effect for a theatrical production
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- under hatches — below decks
- under the sod — dead and buried
- under the sun — (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- underfinished — (of a farm animal) not having developed enough flesh
- undershepherd — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- understrength — having insufficient organizational strength; lacking in personnel: an understrength army.
- undishonoured — not dishonoured; not disgraced or disrespected
- unembellished — to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
- unestablished — not established.
- unreplenished — not replenished or refilled
- unsepulchered — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- uttar pradesh — a state in N India: a former province of British India. 93,933 sq. mi. (243,286 sq. km). Capital: Lucknow.
- varied thrush — a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.
- verkhneudinsk — former name of Ulan Ude.
- volksdeutsche — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- white mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.