14-letter words containing s, c, r, i, e, n
- supercontinent — a hypothetical protocontinent of the remote geologic past that rifted apart to form the continents of today.
- superefficient — extremely efficient
- superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- superscription — the act of superscribing.
- superstruction — the action of superstructing
- surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
- sweeping score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to the foot score and extending through the center of the tee.
- teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
- tender mercies — discretion or compassion
- term insurance — an insurance policy that provides coverage for a limited period, the value payable only if a loss occurs within the term, with nothing payable upon its expiration.
- the resistance — an illegal organization fighting for national liberty in a country under enemy occupation, esp in France during World War II
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- train sickness — nausea and dizziness, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, resulting from the motion of the train in which one is traveling.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- transit circle — meridian circle.
- transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
- transparencies — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- transrectifier — a device, usually a vacuum tube, that provides transrectification.
- trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
- trinitrocresol — a yellow, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 N 3 O 7 , used in high explosives.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- turning chisel — a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.
- tymshare, inc. — (company) The US company that created the TYMNET network.
- ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- unchristianize — to make unchristian; to render no longer Christian; to remove Christian status or nature from
- unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- unconstructive — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- 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.
- undersubscribe — to subscribe for less of than is available, expected, or required: The concert series is undersubscribed and may be cancelled.
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
- ungraciousness — the state of being ungracious
- unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
- unicorn chaser — originally a picture of a unicorn posted on a blog site shortly after an offensive or disturbing picture has been posted, as a kind of antidote to the previous post. Now used of a comforting or innocent image, video clip, or topic viewed or contemplated following a previous, disturbing image, video, etc.
- universal city — a city in S central Texas.
- unrestrictedly — in an unrestricted manner
- unsectarianism — the state or quality of being unsectarian
- unsynchronized — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- user interface — the interface features through which users interact with the hardware and software of computers and other electronic devices. Abbreviation: UI.
- valerianaceous — belonging to the plant family Valerianaceae.