13-letter words containing i, s, u, e
- assiduousness — constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
- asti spumante — a sweet, sparkling Italian white wine with a muscat flavor.
- atrociousness — The state of being atrocious.
- attitudinizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attitudinize.
- aubervilliers — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)
- auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
- audaciousness — Risky or daring behaviour.
- audiocassette — a cassette containing audiotape
- augmentations — Plural form of augmentation.
- austenitizing — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- australianize — (esp of a new immigrant) to adopt or cause to adopt Australian habits and attitudes; integrate into Australian society
- austrian pine — an evergreen tree, Pina nigra austriaca
- authenticates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate.
- autodigestion — (biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
- autoeroticism — the arousal and use of one's own body as a sexual object, as through masturbation
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation
- balsamiferous — yielding or producing balsam
- bank of issue — a bank, as a Federal Reserve Bank, empowered by a government to issue currency.
- banking house — a more formal term for a bank
- barrier-nurse — to tend (infectious patients) in isolation, to prevent the spread of infection
- basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
- battlecruiser — A large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
- be upstanding — (in a court of law) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet before the judge enters or leaves the court
- beautifulness — having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
- beaux esprits — bel esprit
- beaux-esprits — plural of bel-esprit.
- bedroom suite — a set of furniture, including such things as a bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, cabinet, etc
- beehive house — a prehistoric circular building found in various parts of Europe, usually of stone and having a dome-shaped roof
- benjamin-bush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
- bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
- biscuit bread — biscuits or a biscuit: I like biscuit bread more than corn bread for supper.
- biscuit-fired — (of a ceramic object) fired to harden the body.
- bite the dust — to fail completely or cease to exist
- black studies — a program of studies in black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including Afro-American history and black literature.
- blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
- bledisloe cup — a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932
- blue rockfish — a bluish-black rockfish, Sebastodes mystinus, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- blue whistler — blue norther.
- boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.
- boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope
- bouillabaisse — Bouillabaisse is a rich stew or soup of fish and vegetables.
- brain surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in brain surgery
- brain surgery — operation on the brain
- brain truster — a member of a brain trust; an important but usually unofficial adviser.
- brassicaceous — belonging to the plant family Brassicaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Cruciferae.
- bristle brush — a brush made with animal bristles
- broiler house — a building in which broiler chickens are reared in confined conditions