12-letter words containing e, a, s, t, u
- successantly — in succession
- sudden death — an overtime period in which a tied contest is won and play is stopped immediately after one of the contestants scores, as in football, or goes ahead, as in golf.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- suicide pact — an agreement between two or more people to commit suicide together.
- sulfate pulp — wood pulp made by the sulfate process.
- sultana cake — a cake that contains sultanas
- sunset state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- superannuate — to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity.
- superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
- supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superelevate — to raise above a normal level
- supererogate — to do more than duty requires.
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- supernatural — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- superovulate — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- superpatriot — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superquality — above-average quality
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- superstratum — an overlying stratum or layer.
- supplemental — supplementary.
- support area — a minimum price below which a specific stock is not supposed to fall, as because of the stock's inherent worth.
- supraprotest — an acceptance or a payment of a bill by a third person after protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment by the drawee.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- surrealistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
- sustentation — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
- sustentative — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
- sweat equity — unreimbursed labor that results in the increased value of property or that is invested to establish or expand an enterprise.
- sweat it out — wait tensely
- synantherous — with united anthers
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- take counsel — receive advice
- take up arms — Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- talent scout — a person whose business it is to recognize and recruit persons of marked aptitude for a certain field or occupation, especially in entertainment or sports.
- tape measure — a long, flexible strip or ribbon, as of cloth or metal, marked with subdivisions of the foot or meter and used for measuring.
- tartar sauce — a mayonnaise dressing for fish and seafood, usually with chopped pickles, onions, olives, capers, and green herbs added.
- tasting menu — a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes: We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- teratomatous — relating to a tumour typically of the gonads
- testiculated — like a testicle, esp in shape
- tetrapterous — Zoology. having four wings or winglike appendages.