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14-letter words containing s, c, u, r, y

  • quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
  • quartz crystal — a thin plate or rod cut in certain directions from a piece of piezoelectric quartz and accurately ground so that it vibrates at a particular frequency
  • rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • recursive type — A data type which contains itself. The commonest example is the list type, in Haskell: data List a = Nil | Cons a (List a) which says a list of a's is either an empty list or a cons cell containing an 'a' (the "head" of the list) and another list (the "tail"). Recursion is not allowed in Miranda or Haskell synonym types, so the following Haskell types are illegal: type Bad = (Int, Bad) type Evil = Bool -> Evil whereas the seeminly equivalent algebraic data types are acceptable:
  • rhynchophorous — of or relating to rhynchophores
  • sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
  • safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
  • safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
  • sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
  • scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
  • schwyzertutsch — any of the local dialects of German spoken in Switzerland.
  • sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
  • scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
  • scrutinizingly — in a scrutinizing manner
  • secure tenancy — the letting of a dwelling by a nonprivate landlord, usually a local council or housing association, under an agreement that allows security of tenure, subletting, improvements made to the property by the tenant without consequent rent increase, and the right to buy the dwelling at a discount after three years' occupancy
  • security check — the process of checking that a person is not armed, or carrying something dangerous
  • security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
  • security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
  • seismic survey — A seismic survey is a method of investigating underground properties and rock patterns using induced shock wave reflections.
  • sequestrectomy — the removal of dead spicules or portions, especially of bone.
  • slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
  • spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • summer cypress — burning bush (def 2).
  • superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
  • superfecundity — the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers.
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • supersymmetric — pertaining to supersymmetry
  • supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
  • surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
  • tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
  • trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
  • 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
  • treasury stock — outstanding shares of stock reacquired and held by the issuing corporation.
  • try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
  • unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
  • uncrystallized — lacking a final form
  • undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
  • undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
  • unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
  • universal city — a city in S central Texas.
  • unrestrictedly — in an unrestricted manner
  • unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
  • unscripturally — in an unscriptural manner
  • unscrupulously — not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
  • unsynchronized — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
  • urbanistically — of or relating to urbanism.
  • voucher system — Accounting. a procedure for controlling disbursements by means of vouchers.
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