13-letter words containing o, u, t, r, e
- revolutionize — to bring about a revolution in; effect a radical change in: to revolutionize petroleum refining methods.
- rhesus factor — Rh factor.
- right you are — If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.
- righteousness — the quality or state of being righteous.
- robert fulton — Robert, 1765–1815, U.S. engineer and inventor: builder of the first profitable steamboat.
- root pressure — osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system that causes sap to rise through a plant stem to the leaves.
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- rouge et noir — a gambling game using cards, played at a table marked with two red and two black diamond-shaped spots on which the players place their stakes.
- rough justice — If you describe someone's treatment or punishment as rough justice, you mean that it is not given according to the law.
- round-tripper — a home run.
- rousseauistic — the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
- route planner — a book of road maps
- ruggedization — the act or process of making something rugged
- rule of three — the method of finding the fourth term in a proportion when three terms are given.
- rule of thumb — a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
- rumelgumption — commonsense
- rumlegumption — commonsense
- rutherfordium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rf; atomic number: 104.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
- security zone — an area controlled by security forces
- see you later — an expression of farewell
- semester hour — a unit of academic credit fulfilled by completing one hour of class instruction each week for one semester.
- semi-vitreous — partially vitreous.
- 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.
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- service court — the part of the court into which a player must serve in various games, as tennis, badminton, handball, or squash.
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
- sheriff court — (in Scotland) a court having jurisdiction to try summarily or on indictment all but the most serious crimes and to deal with most civil actions
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- short subject — a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
- shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
- shut the door — put up a barrier
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- small fortune — a large sum of money
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south georgia — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
- south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.
- south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
- southeasterly — coming from the south east
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.