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13-letter words containing r, u, n, t, h, e

  • nonauthorized — Not authorized.
  • number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
  • on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
  • parnell shout — a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
  • parthenopaeus — a son of Hippomenes and Atalanta, and one of the Seven against Thebes.
  • phytonutrient — phytochemical.
  • picture phone — a mobile phone that can take, send, and receive photographs
  • pneumatograph — pneumograph.
  • pneumatophore — Botany. a specialized structure developed from the root in certain plants growing in swamps and marshes, serving as a respiratory organ.
  • puritan ethic — work ethic.
  • refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
  • return flight — a flight going back
  • return thanks — (of Christians) to say grace before a meal
  • righteousness — the quality or state of being righteous.
  • run the gamut — The gamut of something is the complete range of things of that kind, or a wide variety of things of that kind.
  • runjeet singh — Ranjit Singh.
  • ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • 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.
  • shub-internet — /shuhb in't*r-net/ (MUD, from H. P. Lovecraft's evil fictional deity "Shub-Niggurath", the Black Goat with a Thousand Young) The harsh personification of the Internet, Beast of a Thousand Processes, Eater of Characters, Avatar of Line Noise, and Imp of Call Waiting; the hideous multi-tendriled entity formed of all the manifold connections of the net. A sect of MUDders worships Shub-Internet, sacrificing objects and praying for good connections. To no avail - its purpose is malign and evil, and is the cause of all network slowdown. Often heard as in "Freela casts a tac nuke at Shub-Internet for slowing her down." (A forged response often follows along the lines of: "Shub-Internet gulps down the tac nuke and burps happily.") Also cursed by users of FTP and telnet when the system slows down. The dread name of Shub-Internet is seldom spoken aloud, as it is said that repeating it three times will cause the being to wake, deep within its lair beneath the Pentagon.
  • 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.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
  • southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
  • straighten up — stand straighter
  • street urchin — a child who spends or appears to spend a lot of time roaming the streets
  • sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
  • superstrength — great strength
  • thermocurrent — a thermoelectric current.
  • thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
  • three unities — the state of being one; oneness.
  • through stone — perpend1 .
  • thunder sheet — a large sheet of metal that can be shaken to produce a noise resembling thunder as a sound effect for a theatrical production
  • thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
  • thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
  • thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
  • thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
  • thunderstruck — overcome with consternation; confounded; astounded: He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion.
  • time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
  • tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
  • to the ground — completely; absolutely
  • torque wrench — a wrench having a dial or other indicator showing the amount of torque being applied.
  • touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
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