13-letter words containing n, e, u, r, c
- sperry univac — (company) One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- squirrel corn — an American plant, Dicentra canadensis, of the fumitory family, having yellow roots resembling kernels of corn, finely dissected leaves, and clusters of drooping, heart-shaped, cream-colored flowers.
- street urchin — a child who spends or appears to spend a lot of time roaming the streets
- string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sub-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- subappearance — a slight appearance
- suffrutescent — partially or slightly woody; subshrubby.
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- supercalender — a roll or set of rolls for giving a high, smooth finish to paper.
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- supercriminal — an extremely bad, powerful or successful criminal, a criminal working on a large scale or committing extreme crimes
- superencipher — to encode (a message) that is already a cryptogram.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- surface noise — extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.
- sustentacular — supporting.
- swift current — a city in SW Saskatchewan, in S Canada.
- thermocurrent — a thermoelectric current.
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
- tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
- tinker's cuss — tinker's damn (def 1).
- torque wrench — a wrench having a dial or other indicator showing the amount of torque being applied.
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- trade council — a central council composed of local trade unions.
- 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.
- trauma center — a hospital or medical center equipped to treat victims of trauma.
- trinucleotide — three linked nucleotides; triplet.
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- truman capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- tuberculinize — to inoculate with tuberculin.
- tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
- turning piece — a wooden pattern for an arch built without centering.
- ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
- ultraviolence — acts of extreme violence, esp those shown on television or film
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unaccelerated — to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress, advancement, etc., in: to accelerate economic growth.
- unappreciable — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unarticulated — not articulated
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- uncentralized — to draw to or gather about a center.
- unceremonious — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- uncertainness — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- unchlorinated — not chlorinated; not treated with chlorine