15-letter words containing n, o, s, u
- untrustworthily — in an untrustworthy manner; not trustworthily
- up one's sleeve — secretly ready
- up one's street — (just) what one knows or likes best
- upperclasswoman — An upperclasswoman is a junior or senior student in a high school, college, or university.
- urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
- us savings bond — A US Savings bond is a long-term bond issued by the US government that is considered low-risk.
- usman dan fodio — 1754–1817, African mystic and revolutionary leader, who created a Muslim state in Nigeria
- ust-kamenogorsk — a city in E Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- vacation course — a course of study undertaken during a vacation, usually combined with other activities
- vascularization — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
- venturesomeness — the quality or state of being venturesome
- venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
- vicissitudinous — a change or variation occurring in the course of something.
- volume discount — a reduced price for goods given by a seller on the basis that the buyer buys a large quantity
- volunteer state — Tennessee (used as a nickname).
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
- well-understood — simple past tense and past participle of understand.
- white mountains — a mountain range in the US, chiefly in N New Hampshire: part of the Appalachians. Highest peak: Mount Washington, 1917 m (6288 ft)
- whoopee cushion — a type of cushion or pillow used as a practical joke that, when sat upon, produces a loud noise resembling flatulence.
- wilson's thrush — veery.
- win one's spurs — a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- winesburg, ohio — a cycle of short stories (1919) by Sherwood Anderson.
- women's studies — a program of studies concentrating on the role of women in history, learning, and culture.
- work oneself up — become overwrought
- writ of summons — a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint.
- wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason
- yes-no question — a question calling for an answer of yes or no, as Are you ready?
- yes/no question — a question inviting the answer "yes" or "no"
- yorke peninsula — a peninsula in S Australia between Spencer Gulf and the Gulf of St. Vincent. 160 miles (257 km) long and 20–35 miles (32–56 km) wide.
- young's modulus — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between a stress that acts to change the length of a body and the fractional change in length caused by this force.