13-letter words containing d, e, u, t, s, c
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- suspectedness — the state of being suspected
- tax schedules — the different ways of classifying income under tax law
- thick-skulled — stupid; dull.
- 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.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- unconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- unconstituted — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- unconstructed — (of clothing) made with little or no padding, interfacing, or lining, so as to fit loosely or softly on the body.
- unconsummated — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- uncreatedness — the condition of being uncreated
- undated stock — stock that has no definitive repayment commitment
- under hatches — below decks
- understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- undiscomfited — not discomfited; at ease
- undissociated — not dissociated, especially into ions or into simpler molecules.
- undistinctive — not distinctive; bland
- undomesticate — to make wild
- unplasticized — not made plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- unscrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- unstercorated — not stercorated or covered in dung
- volksdeutsche — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
- waste product — material discarded as useless in the process of producing something.
- wonder-struck — struck or affected with wonder.