12-letter words containing o, n, e, s, u
- stegosaurian — having the characteristics of a stegosaur
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- stereo sound — reproduction of sound using two or more separate microphones to feed two or more loudspeakers through separate channels in order to give a spatial effect to the sound
- sternutation — the act of sneezing.
- sternutatory — Also, sternutative. causing or tending to cause sneezing.
- stirrup bone — the stapes, one of the three bones of the middle ear
- stone bruise — a bruise on the sole of the foot, caused by walking on or striking against a small stone or other hard object.
- stone curlew — thick-knee.
- stone-ground — (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- storage unit — rented space to store items
- stormfulness — the quality or state of being stormful
- stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- strobe tuner — an electronic instrument tuner that uses stroboscopic light
- stubbornness — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- student body — all the students enrolled at an educational institution.
- student loan — A student loan is a government loan that is available to students at a college or university in order to help them pay their expenses.
- studiousness — disposed or given to diligent study: a studious boy.
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- stunt double — someone who performs dangerous stunts in a film in place of an actor
- stunt person — a stunt man or stunt woman.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- stupendously — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- sub-attorney — a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- subcomponent — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- subcontinent — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subcutaneous — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
- subinfection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- succedaneous — a substitute.
- successional — the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession.
- suicide note — letter left by person ending own life
- suit oneself — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- sulfonylurea — any of a group of oral drugs, as tolbutamide, that stimulate the pancreas to secrete more insulin, used to treat diabetes
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- superconduct — to conduct electricity very efficiently or without resistance, to act as a superconductor
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- superheroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.