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14-letter words containing s, a, n, d, u

  • suwannee sound — a part of the Gulf of Mexico where the Suwannee river reaches the sea
  • 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.
  • sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
  • take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
  • talaud islands — a group of islands in NE Indonesia. 495 sq. mi. (1281 sq. km).
  • tax adjustment — a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
  • tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
  • thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
  • trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
  • trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
  • trade unionist — a member of a trade union.
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • transductional — of or relating to transduction
  • trinity sunday — the Sunday after Pentecost, observed as a festival in honor of the Trinity.
  • tubuai islands — a chain of small islands extending about 1400 km (850 miles) in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia; discovered by Captain Cook in 1777; annexed by France in 1880. Pop: 1979 (2002). Area: 173 sq km (67 sq miles)
  • tunnel disease — aeroembolism (def 2).
  • ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
  • umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
  • un-distracting — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
  • un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
  • unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
  • unadministered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
  • unanesthetised — not anaesthetised
  • unconsolidated — brought together into a single whole.
  • uncrystallized — lacking a final form
  • undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
  • undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
  • under-research — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
  • underdiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
  • underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
  • underinsurance — insurance purchased against damage or loss of property in an amount less than its true value, sometimes bought intentionally by the insured with full knowledge of the risk.
  • undersaturated — unsaturated (def 2).
  • undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
  • understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
  • understandably — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
  • understandings — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
  • understatement — the act or an instance of understating, or representing in a weak or restrained way that is not borne out by the facts: The journalist wrote that the earthquake had caused some damage. This turned out to be a massive understatement of the devastation.
  • understrapping — subordinate or inferior
  • undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
  • undiminishable — unable to be diminished
  • undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
  • undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
  • undomesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
  • unhandsomeness — unattractiveness
  • unidimensional — one-dimensional.
  • united nations — (used with a singular verb) an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbreviation: UN. Compare General Assembly, Security Council.
  • unmaterialised — not materialised
  • unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
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