13-letter words containing s, e, a, u
- inner sanctum — sanctum (def 2).
- instantaneous — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- instrumentals — Plural form of instrumental.
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- insupportable — not endurable; unbearable; insufferable: insupportable pain.
- intellectuals — Plural form of intellectual.
- inter-assured — to make (a future event) sure; ensure: This contract assures the company's profit this month.
- intermuscular — of or relating to muscle or the muscles: muscular strain.
- interosculant — Mutually touching or intersecting.
- interosculate — to interpenetrate; inosculate.
- interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
- intersexually — In an intersexual way.
- intrapreneurs — Plural form of intrapreneur.
- intravenously — through or within a vein. Abbreviation: IV.
- ipecac spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, of the eastern U.S.
- irregularness — Quality of being irregular.
- james douglas — Sir James ("the Black Douglas") 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
- january sales — sales held after Christmas to encourage customers back to the shops
- japanese plum — a small tree, Prunus salicina, native to China, bearing edible yellowish fruit.
- jerry sussman — Gerald Sussman
- jerusalem oak — feather geranium.
- jesuit's bark — cinchona (def 2).
- jesus sandals — simple leather sandals of a type often worn by hippies
- jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
- judicial sale — a forced sale of property authorized or required by a court of law in order to satisfy a debt etc
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- julius caesar — Gaius Julius Caesar.
- jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
- just a minute — wait, stop
- just a moment — an expression requesting the hearer to wait or pause for a brief period of time
- just the same — identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
- justificative — Justificatory.
- kenyapithecus — a genus of fossil hominoids of middle Miocene age found in Kenya and having large molars, small incisors, and powerful chewing muscles.
- key signature — (in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
- laboriousness — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- labour unrest — unrest or dissatisfaction displayed by workers, often in the form of strikes, and sometimes violent disputes, etc, which disrupts normal business
- lace-up shoes — shoes which are fastened with laces
- lake sturgeon — a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers.
- lake superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lake-superior — Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 miles (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 feet (393 meters); 602 feet (183 meters) above sea level.
- lamb's tongue — a molding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge, as in a sash bar.
- lambeosaurine — Any crested hadrosaurid dinosaur of the subfamily Lambeosaurinae.
- language arts — study of reading and writing
- laser surgery — the surgical use of lasers.
- lasik surgery — laser surgery to correct short sight
- last judgment — judgment (def 8).
- laughableness — The state or quality of being laughable; ludicrousness.
- least squares — a method of estimating values from a set of observations by minimizing the sum of the squares of the differences between the observations and the values to be found.