13-letter words containing m, e, s, u
- sutter's mill — the location in California, NE of Sacramento, near which gold was discovered in 1848, precipitating the gold rush of 1849.
- sweet alyssum — a garden plant, Lobularia maritima, of the mustard family, having narrow leaves and small, white or violet flowers.
- sweet calamus — a plant, Acorus calamus, of the arum family, having long, sword-shaped leaves and a pungent, aromatic rootstock.
- sweet sorghum — sorgo.
- take measures — act, do sth practical
- temerariously — in an audacious manner
- tempestuously — characterized by or subject to tempests: the tempestuous ocean.
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- the sum total — the result you get when you add numbers or amounts together
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- time discount — a discount allowed for payment of an invoice or bill before it falls due.
- 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.
- to the utmost — If you say that something is done to the utmost, you are emphasizing that it is done to the greatest extent, amount, or degree possible.
- total impulse — a measure of the maximum momentum that a given reaction engine and fuel supply can impart to a vehicle.
- tous-les-mois — a large-grained farinaceous food resembling arrowroot, obtained from a South American canna, Canna edulis, and used in baby food.
- tout ensemble — all together.
- transmutative — the act or process of transmuting.
- tremulousness — (of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
- trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
- tummy muscles — the muscles of the stomach
- tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.
- tungsten lamp — an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.
- tussie-mussie — a small bunch of flowers or herbs.
- ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.
- ultra-leftism — the beliefs of extremely left-wing political parties or groups
- ultra-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- umbelliferous — bearing an umbel or umbels.
- umbrella step — (in the game of giant steps) a step executed by extending one foot forward and whirling on the heel.
- unamiableness — the state or quality of being unamiable or ill-tempered
- unassimilable — capable of being assimilated.
- unassimilated — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- unbeseemingly — in an unbeseeming or unbefitting manner
- unceremonious — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- uncircumcised — not circumcised.
- uncircumspect — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- unconsummated — to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- under-measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- underclassman — a freshman or sophomore in a secondary school or college.
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- undiscomfited — not discomfited; at ease
- undistempered — not diseased; free from illness
- undomesticate — to make wild
- unembarrassed — to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her.
- unembellished — to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
- unencompassed — to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- unicameralism — consisting of a single chamber, as a legislative assembly.
- unilateralism — the advocacy or pursuit of a unilateral policy, especially in disarmament.