12-letter words containing i, n, d, u, s
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- sinking fund — a fund to extinguish an indebtedness, usually a bond issue.
- sinus iridum — (Bay of Rainbows) a semicircular dark plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon.
- sinusoidally — Mathematics. of or relating to a sinusoid.
- sitting duck — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
- sliding rule — (formerly) a slide rule.
- sniff around — dog: try to pick up scent
- snow pudding — a pudding, prepared by folding egg whites into a lemon gelatin mixture.
- solitudinous — the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude.
- sounion head — the tip of the Attica peninsula, E central Greece: site of ancient temple ruins.
- south island — the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).
- spade guinea — a guinea decorated with a spade-shaped shield, coined during the reign of George III
- spiderhunter — any of several sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having dull-colored plumage and a long bill.
- spinal fluid — cerebrospinal fluid
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- spun-bonding — a process for forming nonwoven fabrics, usually of limited durability, by bonding continuous-filament synthetic fibers immediately after extrusion.
- squared ring — boxing ring.
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
- student file — a file containing information about each student in a school, college, etc, such as demographic information and information about grades, etc
- studiousness — disposed or given to diligent study: a studious boy.
- sub-industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- subabdominal — below or beneath the abdomen
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subordinator — a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
- succeedingly — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- suction disc — a device for attaching to a non-porous surface by means of suction
- suet pudding — a pudding made of chopped beef suet and flour, boiled or steamed in a cloth, often with other ingredients, as raisins, spices, etc.
- suicide note — letter left by person ending own life
- sulfadiazine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 0 H 1 0 N 4 O 2 S, used chiefly in the treatment of urinary tract infections, meningitis, and malaria.
- sulfarsenide — any compound containing an arsenide and a sulfide.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- sunda strait — a strait between Sumatra and Java, connecting the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. 20–65 miles (32–105 km) wide.
- sunnyside up — (of an egg) fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over, with the yolk remaining visible and somewhat liquid inside.
- superevident — extremely or very evident
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- surrejoinder — a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rejoinder.
- surroundings — something that surrounds.