14-letter words containing s, c, u, n
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- subjectiveness — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
- successfulness — achieving or having achieved success.
- successionless — not having a successor or descendants
- sucking diesel — doing very well; successful
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- summer kitchen — an extra kitchen, usually detached from a house, for use in warm weather.
- sun animalcule — a heliozoan.
- sunburst clock — a clock with the pattern or design of a sun
- superabundance — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- supercontinent — a hypothetical protocontinent of the remote geologic past that rifted apart to form the continents of today.
- superefficient — extremely efficient
- superexcellent — extremely excellent; better than excellent
- 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
- supplicatingly — in a pleading manner
- surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
- suspiciousness — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- sweet chestnut — tree: edible nuts
- synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands.
- tax consultant — a person who advises other people and companies on tax affairs, esp on legal ways of paying less tax
- tcl consortium — (body) A non-profit agency dedicated to promoting Tcl.
- 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.
- time-consuming — (of an action) requiring or wasting much time.
- to cut corners — If you cut corners, you do something quickly by doing it in a less thorough way than you should.
- 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
- transcaucasian — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
- transcutaneous — by way of or through the skin.
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- transmasculine — noting or relating to a person who was born female but whose gender identity is more male than female.
- treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
- trick question — sth asked to mislead or incriminate sb
- trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
- try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
- turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
- turn the screw — to increase the pressure
- turning chisel — a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.
- ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine