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12-letter words containing r, a, u, s

  • stand up for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
  • stanniferous — containing tin; tin-bearing
  • star cluster — a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational attraction. Compare globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association.
  • star-studded — lighted by or full of stars; bright: a star-studded night.
  • starch syrup — glucose (def 2).
  • starch-syrup — a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
  • state church — established church.
  • status group — a social stratum sharing the same lifestyle or occupation and having the same level of prestige.
  • stauffenberg — Claus (klaʊs), Graf von. 1907–44, German army officer, who tried to assassinate Hitler (1944). He and his fellow conspirators were executed
  • stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
  • steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
  • stegocarpous — (of a moss) belonging to the division Stegocarpi, having an operculate capsule
  • stegosaurian — having the characteristics of a stegosaur
  • stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
  • stereoacuity — the ability of a person to see objects as separate entities along a range of distances
  • sternutation — the act of sneezing.
  • sternutatory — Also, sternutative. causing or tending to cause sneezing.
  • stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
  • stirrup-vase — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
  • storage tube — an electron tube in which information is stored as charges for a predetermined time
  • storage unit — rented space to store items
  • stouthearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
  • stradivarius — a violin or other instrument made by Stradivari or his family.
  • straight out — thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
  • straight-out — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
  • strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
  • straticulate — made up of or arranged in thin layers.
  • street value — monetary worth
  • strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
  • strophanthus — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.
  • structurally — of or relating to structure; pertaining or essential to a structure.
  • struma-river — a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
  • student card — a card verifying somebody's identity as a university student and entitling them to services, discounts, etc
  • stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
  • styracaceous — belonging to the Styracaceae, the storax family of plants.
  • sub-attorney — a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
  • sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
  • sub-parallel — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • sub-standard — A sub-standard service or product is unacceptable because it is below a required standard.
  • sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
  • subaggregate — a subtotal
  • subalternant — a universal in relation to a subaltern
  • subalternate — subordinate.
  • subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
  • subantarctic — of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately north of the Antarctic Circle; subpolar.
  • subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
  • subarcuation — a structure that is somewhat arched
  • subauricular — situated below the ear.
  • subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
  • subcuticular — the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
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