12-letter words containing n, o, u, i, s
- synclinorium — a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- transudation — the act or process of transuding.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- trunk piston — a piston with a long skirt to take the side thrust, as in an automobile engine.
- tube station — an underground station where underground trains depart and leave, esp in London
- turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
- ufo sighting — the sighting of a UFO
- unadmonished — not admonished, counselled, or warned
- unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- unauspicious — inauspicious; unfavourable; unlucky
- uncensorious — not censorious or critical; not characterized by censure
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
- uncomeliness — the quality or condition of being uncomely
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- unconclusive — inconclusive
- unconsenting — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
- unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.
- unconstraint — lack of constraint: Their home has a feeling of unconstraint and warm hospitableness.
- uncontinuous — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- uncoquettish — not flirtatious
- 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
- 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.
- undisordered — not disordered or disturbed; in order
- undissolving — not dissolving; remaining in solid form; not melting
- uneuphonious — pleasant in sound; agreeable to the ear; characterized by euphony: a sweet, euphonious voice.
- unfastidious — not fastidious; not fussy; not appropriately concerned with detail or cleanliness
- unforeseeing — not foreseeing
- unfortuitous — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
- unfossilized — not fossilized
- ungenerosity — the state of being ungenerous
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- ungratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unillusioned — having or manifesting no illusions; free from illusions: to be unillusioned about one's chances for success.
- unimprisoned — not confined in a prison
- union buster — any of a group of persons hired by a company to disperse picketers, end a strike or job action, etc., especially by violence or intimidation.
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries