12-letter words containing o, n, e, s, u
- supersensory — supersensible.
- supersession — the act of superseding.
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- superstition — a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
- supersurgeon — a highly skilled surgeon
- supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- surrejoinder — a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rejoinder.
- suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
- suspensorium — a part that supports or suspends, esp the mandibular suspensorium, which suspends the lower jaw from the skull
- sustentation — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
- svo language — a type of language that has basic subject-verb-object word order, as English, Chinese, or Spanish.
- synantherous — with united anthers
- 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.
- take counsel — receive advice
- talent scout — a person whose business it is to recognize and recruit persons of marked aptitude for a certain field or occupation, especially in entertainment or sports.
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- the conquest — the conquest by the United Kingdom of French North America, ending in 1763
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- thoroughness — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- thunderstone — any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- tone cluster — a group of adjacent notes played on a keyboard instrument typically with the fist, forearm, or elbow, similar groupings also occurring in orchestral music.
- totten trust — a trust created by opening a savings account in which the depositor is trustee for another, such trust being revocable at any time during the depositor's lifetime.
- touch screen — a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
- touch-screen — using touch-sensitive screen
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- tube station — an underground station where underground trains depart and leave, esp in London
- ultroneously — spontaneously; voluntarily
- un-purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- 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.
- unburdensome — oppressively heavy; onerous.
- uncensorious — not censorious or critical; not characterized by censure
- 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
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- unconclusive — inconclusive
- unconfusedly — in an unconfused manner
- unconsecrate — profane or base
- 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.
- unconsolable — to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
- unconversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.