14-letter words containing r, e, t, u, s
- supercontinent — a hypothetical protocontinent of the remote geologic past that rifted apart to form the continents of today.
- supereffective — very or extremely effective
- superefficient — extremely efficient
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- supereminently — in a supereminent manner; to a supereminent degree
- supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
- supererogatory — going beyond the requirements of duty.
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superexcellent — extremely excellent; better than excellent
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superimportant — extremely important
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- superintendent — a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.
- superintensity — the quality of being extremely intense
- superior court — the court of general jurisdiction found in many states of the United States.
- supernaturally — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- supernutrition — excessive nourishment or overeating
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- superpatriotic — characteristic of a superpatriot
- superphosphate — Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- supersaturated — to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.
- superscription — the act of superscribing.
- superseniority — seniority that is granted or held without regard to age or service.
- supersensitive — extremely or excessively sensitive; hypersensitive: a supersensitive smoke detector.
- supersensitize — to render or make supersensitive.
- supersexuality — the quality of having a strong sexual appetite
- superspectacle — an extravagant cinematic spectacle, esp the silent Italian films of the early 1900s
- superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- superstruction — the action of superstructing
- superstructive — built onto a structure
- superstructure — the part of a building or construction entirely above its foundation or basement.
- supersymmetric — pertaining to supersymmetry
- superterranean — situated, or living, on the earth's surface
- supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
- support system — people who provide support: a family support system to help a troubled youth.
- supportiveness — giving support.
- suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
- supreme soviet — the bicameral legislature, comprising the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of the Nationalities; officially the highest organ of state power
- surface-active — (of a substance, esp a detergent) capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid, usually water
- surface-to-air — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from the surface of the earth to a target in the atmosphere.
- surgeon's knot — a knot resembling a reef knot, used by surgeons for tying ligatures and the like.
- surprise party — a party or celebration planned for someone as a surprise.
- suspender belt — garter belt.
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.