13-letter words containing s, c, t, u
- quickstepping — Present participle of quickstep.
- quintessences — Plural form of quintessence.
- radius vector — Mathematics. the length of the line segment joining a fixed point or origin to a given point.
- re-instructed — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- reacquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- reconstituted — constituted again, especially of a liquid product made by adding water to dry solids from which the water has been evaporated: reconstituted orange juice.
- rectitudinous — characterized by or given to rectitude.
- reductiveness — of or relating to reduction; serving to reduce or abridge: an urgent need for reductive measures.
- rejuvenescent — becoming young again.
- restructuring — to change, alter, or restore the structure of: to restructure a broken nose.
- resuscitation — to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness.
- return crease — one of two lines marked at right-angles to each bowling crease, from inside which a bowler must deliver the ball
- rhesus factor — Rh factor.
- rough justice — If you describe someone's treatment or punishment as rough justice, you mean that it is not given according to the law.
- rousseauistic — the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
- rubbish chute — an inclined channel or vertical passage down which rubbish may be dropped for disposal
- running costs — The running costs of a business are the amount of money that is regularly spent on things such as salaries, heating, lighting, and rent.
- russification — Russianize (defs 1, 2).
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- saint maurice — a river in S Quebec, Canada, flowing S and SE to the St. Lawrence River at Three Rivers: lower course in valley called La Mauricie. 325 miles (523 km) long.
- saint-brieucs — a city in and the capital of the Côtes-du-Nord, in W France.
- sanctimonious — making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
- sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- satanic abuse — sexual abuse (esp of children), killing, or violent acts considered to be carried out as part of satanic worship rituals
- sawbuck table — a table that has X -shaped legs.
- scapulimantic — relating to scapulimancy
- scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
- school outing — a short trip that a school organizes for schoolchildren, usually during the school day, to a place of interest such as museum or art gallery
- schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- scotch crocus — a garden plant, Crocus biflorus, of southeastern Europe and Turkey, having purple-striped, yellow-throated flowers.
- scout uniform — the uniform worn by the Scouts
- scripturalism — the state of being scriptural or adhering to the Scriptures when translating or writing
- scripturalist — a literalist or translator obedient to the Scriptures
- sculpturesque — suggesting sculpture: the sculpturesque beauty of her face.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
- security firm — a firm which provides guards for buildings, and other security services and personnel
- security leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
- security risk — a person considered by authorities as likely to commit acts that might threaten the security of a country.
- security zone — an area controlled by security forces
- seductiveness — tending to seduce; enticing; beguiling; captivating: a seductive smile.
- self-checkout — A self-checkout is a checkout where customers scan, pack and pay for their goods in a store without being served by a sales associate.
- self-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- self-destruct — to destroy itself or oneself: The missile is built so that a malfunction will cause it to self-destruct.
- self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
- self-security — freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- semiautomatic — partly automatic.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship