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15-letter words containing d, u, r, n

  • subsidiary coin — a coin, especially one made of silver, having a value less than that of the monetary unit.
  • summer flounder — a flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, inhabiting shallow waters from Cape Cod to South Carolina, valued as food.
  • sunflower seeds — the seeds of a sunflower, which can be eaten
  • sunset industry — any industry that holds little promise of future development
  • superabundantly — very or too abundantly
  • superconfidence — great or extreme confidence, overconfidence
  • superheterodyne — denoting, pertaining to, or using a method of processing received radio or video signals in which an incoming modulated wave is changed by the heterodyne process into a lower-frequency wave and then subjected to amplification and subsequent detection.
  • superindividual — greater than the individual
  • superintendence — a district or place under a superintendent.
  • superintendency — a district or place under a superintendent.
  • superordination — Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
  • surface density — quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.
  • surface-ripened — (of cheese) ripened on the surface by molds or other microorganisms.
  • surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
  • surrender value — cash value.
  • svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
  • target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
  • tax expenditure — any reduction in government revenue through preferential tax treatment, as deductions or credits.
  • tetrahydrofuran — a clear liquid, C 4 H 8 O, soluble in water and organic solvents, used as a solvent for resins, in polymerizations and as a chemical intermediate.
  • the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
  • the high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority in a dispute
  • the outward man — the body as opposed to the soul
  • the underground — an electric passenger railway operated in underground tunnels
  • the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
  • the war-wounded — those people who have been injured or wounded by war
  • thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
  • thought reading — mind reading.
  • thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
  • thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
  • torsion modulus — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
  • trading account — an account similar to a traditional bank account, holding cash and securities, and administered by an investment dealer
  • training ground — an area where people prepare for sporting competitions, with activities primarily concentrating on skills and fitness
  • transindividual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
  • treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
  • treasure island — (italics) a novel (1883) by R. L. Stevenson.
  • tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
  • truck (on) down — to walk in a carefree, leisurely manner; stroll
  • truman doctrine — the policy of President Truman, as advocated in his address to Congress on March 12, 1947, to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey and, by extension, to any country threatened by Communism or any totalitarian ideology.
  • truth-condition — the circumstances under which a statement is true
  • tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
  • turn a deaf ear — pretend not to hear
  • turn inside out — If you say that something has been turned inside out, you mean that it is the opposite of what you expect or think it should be.
  • turnaround time — the total time taken between the submission of a program for execution and the return of the complete output to the customer
  • ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
  • ultrasound scan — sonograph examination
  • un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
  • un-incarcerated — to imprison; confine.
  • un-romanticized — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
  • una corda pedal — soft pedal (def 1).
  • unaccounted for — If people or things are unaccounted for, you do not know where they are or what has happened to them.
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