13-letter words containing o, s, m, u
- post-consumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- postcommunion — the part of a communion service that follows after the congregation has received communion.
- postliminious — subsequently undertaken
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- posttraumatic — occurring after physical or psychological trauma.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- premenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
- pro-communist — (initial capital letter) a member of the Communist Party or movement.
- program music — music intended to convey an impression of a definite series of images, scenes, or events.
- prolegomenous — prefatory; preliminary; introductory.
- promiscuously — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- protanomalous — of, relating to, or affected by protanomaly
- psammophilous — living or growing in sand
- pseudisodomic — (of ashlar) composed of stones having the same length, laid in courses of different heights.
- pusillanimous — lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
- quarrelsomely — In a quarrelsome manner.
- question mark — Also called interrogation point, interrogation mark. a mark indicating a question: usually, as in English, the mark (?) placed after a question.
- question time — a time set aside in a session during which members of a parliament may question a minister or ministers regarding state affairs.
- regiomontanus — Friedrich Max [free-drik maks;; German free-drikh mahks] /ˈfri drɪk mæks;; German ˈfri drɪx mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1823–1900, English Sanskrit scholar and philologist born in Germany.
- restimulation — the act or process of stimulating again; reactivation
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- revolutionism — a belief in revolution or revolutionary ideas
- rhesus monkey — animal: macaque
- rhizomorphous — rootlike in form.
- rogue's march — a derisive tune played to accompany a person's expulsion from a regiment, community, etc.
- rooming house — a house with furnished rooms to rent; lodging house.
- rose geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium graveolens, cultivated for its fragrant, lobed or narrowly divided leaves.
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- sanctimonious — making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
- sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- santos-dumont — Alberto [ahl-ber-too] /ɑlˈbɛr tʊ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1932, Brazilian aeronaut in France: designer and builder of dirigibles and airships.
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- self-luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- semester hour — a unit of academic credit fulfilled by completing one hour of class instruction each week for one semester.
- semi-autonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semi-precious — Semi-precious stones are stones such as turquoises and amethysts that are used in jewellery but are less valuable than precious stones such as diamonds and rubies.
- semi-vitreous — partially vitreous.
- semiautomated — partially automated.
- semiautomatic — partly automatic.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- semiconscious — half-conscious; not fully conscious.
- semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
- semireligious — having a somewhat religious character.
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
- small fortune — a large sum of money