12-letter words containing i, n, d, u, s
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
- transudation — the act or process of transuding.
- truk islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands: administratively part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; consists of 11 chief islands; a major Japanese naval base during World War II. Pop: 53 381 (2006). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
- ultradistant — extremely distant
- umnak island — a mountainous island in SW Alaska, in the Fox Islands of the E central Aleutian Islands.
- un-disrupted — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- un-furbished — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
- unadmonished — not admonished, counselled, or warned
- unadvertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- unassistedly — in an unassisted manner
- unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- unbesmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- uncandidness — the quality or condition of being uncandid; lack of candidness or openness
- unchristened — not christened
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.
- undefensible — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- under-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underinsured — to insure for an amount less than the true or replacement value: It's risky to underinsure your home.
- undernourish — to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- underserving — to offer inadequate services or facilities to.
- undersheriff — a sheriff's deputy, especially one on whom the sheriff's duties devolve when the office is vacant.
- undershirted — wearing an undershirt
- undersigneds — being the one or ones whose signature appears at the end of a letter or document: All of the undersigned persons are bound by the contract.
- underskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- underskinker — a subordinate bartender
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- undesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- undesignedly — in an undesigned manner
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- undigestible — indigestible.
- undiminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- undiscerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- undiscipline — the trait or characteristic of not having discipline
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- undiscovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- undismantled — not dismantled or disassembled; complete, in one piece
- undisordered — not disordered or disturbed; in order
- undispatched — not dispatched; not delivered or sent out
- undisputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.