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13-letter words containing e, u, s, t, r

  • 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.
  • time exposure — a long exposure in which the shutter is opened and closed by hand or by a mechanism other than the automatic mechanism of the shutter.
  • tinker's cuss — tinker's damn (def 1).
  • trade dispute — a dispute between workers and their employer
  • trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
  • trade surplus — If a country has a trade surplus, it exports more than it imports.
  • trained nurse — graduate nurse.
  • transfusively — in a transfusive manner
  • translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • transmutative — the act or process of transmuting.
  • traverse jury — petty jury.
  • treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • treasure hunt — a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using written directions or clues.
  • treasurership — a person in charge of treasure or a treasury.
  • treasury bill — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • treasury note — a note or bill issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, receivable as legal tender for all debts except as otherwise expressly provided.
  • tree squirrel — any squirrel of the genus Sciurus, with a long, bushy tail, familiar in parks and wooded areas throughout temperate regions.
  • tremulousness — (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
  • tributariness — the state of being tributary
  • trichopterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Trichoptera, comprising the caddisflies.
  • trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
  • triquetrously — from a triquetrous point of view
  • trous-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
  • trouser press — an electrical appliance that is used for taking the creases out of trousers
  • truchas peaks — group of mountains in N New Mexico, NE of Santa Fe in the S Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
  • truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
  • trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
  • truthlessness — the quality or character of being truthless
  • tubeless tire — a rubber balloon tire made as a single piece without an inner tube.
  • tubeless tyre — a pneumatic tyre in which the outer casing makes an airtight seal with the rim of the wheel so that an inner tube is unnecessary
  • tuberous root — a true root so thickened as to resemble a tuber, but bearing no buds or eyes.
  • tubular bells — Often, tubular bells. one of a set of tuned metal tubes of different lengths used as a musical instrument, suspended vertically from a frame and struck with a mallet to produce sounds or melodies.
  • tubular skate — a type of ice skate consisting of a steel blade set into an aluminum tube and connected to the shoe by tubular supports, used for both hockey and racing skates.
  • tubular steel — steel in the shape of a cylinder or long narrow rectangle; tube-shaped steel
  • tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.
  • turkish towel — a thick cotton towel with a long nap usually composed of uncut loops.
  • turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
  • tyre pressure — the pressure of the air in a vehicle tyre
  • ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.
  • ultra-leftism — the beliefs of extremely left-wing political parties or groups
  • ultra-leftist — a person with extremely left-wing political views
  • ultra-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
  • umbrella step — (in the game of giant steps) a step executed by extending one foot forward and whirling on the heel.
  • un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
  • unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
  • unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
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