15-letter words containing n, o, u, i, s
- superconvenient — highly convenient
- superexaltation — extreme or supreme exaltation; the act of superexalting; the process or condition of being superexalted
- superexcitation — the act of exciting.
- superimposition — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- superior planet — any of the five planets whose orbits are outside the orbit of the earth, namely, the planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- superordination — Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- support mission — assistance given by one military unit to another to assist in the accomplishment of the supported unit's mission.
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- supreme council — the legislature of the former Soviet Union and its successor states, consisting of an upper house (Soviet of the Union or Council of the Union) whose delegates are elected on the basis of population, and a lower house (Soviet of Nationalities or Council of Nationalities) whose delegates are elected to represent the various nationalities.
- surface tension — the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a body, especially a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface, caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules.
- suspension file — a folder for documents that has protruding ends that can be hung over rails for storage
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- tailor's bunion — a bunionlike enlargement of the joint of the little toe, usually caused by pressure from tight shoes.
- tatra mountains — a mountain range along the border between Slovakia and Poland, extending for about 64 km (40 miles): the highest range of the central Carpathians. Highest peak: Gerlachovka, 2663 m (8737 ft)
- teamsters union — the unofficial name of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.
- television tube — a cathode-ray tube designed for the reproduction of television pictures
- temerariousness — the state or condition of being audacious
- tendentiousness — having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.
- tentaculiferous — having tentacles
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the unconscious — the sum of all thoughts, memories, impulses, desires, feelings, etc. of which the individual is not conscious but which influence the emotions and behavior; that part of one's psyche which comprises repressed material of this nature
- thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
- thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
- to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
- to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
- tokelau islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).
- torsion modulus — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
- toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
- touch-sensitive — Touch-sensitive equipment is operated by the user touching it.
- training course — practical programme of study
- transequatorial — of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.
- transfiguration — the act of transfiguring.
- tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- trustworthiness — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- turbinate bones — the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
- turn inside out — If you say that something has been turned inside out, you mean that it is the opposite of what you expect or think it should be.
- turquoise green — a light bluish green.
- uinta mountains — a mountain range in NE Utah: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak: Kings Peak, 4123 m (13 528 ft)
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- un-fortuitously — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
- unapostolically — in an unapostalic manner
- uncanonicalness — the quality or condition of being uncanonical
- unceremoniously — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.