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13-letter words containing s, e, a, u

  • russian olive — oleaster.
  • sacral plexus — a nerve network originating from the nerves of the sacral spine and innervating large areas of the lower trunk and legs, especially via the sciatic nerves.
  • saint austell — a town in SW England, in S Cornwall on St Austell Bay (an inlet of the English Channel): centre for the now-declining china clay industry; the Eden Project, a rainforest environment in the world's largest greenhouse, is nearby; administratively part of St Austell with Fowey 1968-74. Pop (with Fowey): 22 658 (2001)
  • saint laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
  • 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.
  • saint-exupery — Antoine de [ahn-twan duh] /ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, French author and aviator.
  • saint-gaudens — Augustus, 1848–1907, U.S. sculptor, born in Ireland.
  • saint-laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
  • saint-quentin — a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
  • sales figures — the amount of sales of something within a particular time frame
  • sales revenue — the gross income for a business derived from sales of its products or services
  • salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
  • sample survey — a survey of particular examples of sth, intended as representative of the whole category
  • samuel slater — Samuel, 1768–1835, U.S. industrialist, born in England.
  • san luis peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,014 feet (4271 meters).
  • sand bluestem — a grass, Andropogon hallii, native to the Great Plains, used as a cover crop for sand dunes.
  • satanic abuse — sexual abuse (esp of children), killing, or violent acts considered to be carried out as part of satanic worship rituals
  • saturated fat — a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated (def 3).
  • sauce supreme — suprême (def 1).
  • saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
  • sawbuck table — a table that has X -shaped legs.
  • scathefulness — the state or quality of being harmful or injurious
  • scavenge pump — an oil pump used in some internal-combustion engines to return oil from the crankcase to the oil tank
  • schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
  • schizaeaceous — relating to a type of extinct fern
  • schutzstaffel — an elite military unit of the Nazi party that served as Hitler's bodyguard and as a special police force. Abbreviation: SS.
  • sclerocaulous — having a hard, dry stem
  • scullery maid — a maid whose duties include washing up and vegetable preparation
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • sea butterfly — any member of the gastropod order Pteropoda, shelled marine mollusks so called for their ability to swim using winglike extensions of the foot.
  • 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 leak — a leak of information that could endanger public safety
  • see you later — an expression of farewell
  • selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
  • self-assuming — taking too much for granted; presumptuous.
  • self-educated — educated by one's own efforts, especially without formal instruction.
  • semi-autonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
  • semi-circular — Something that is semi-circular has the shape of half a circle.
  • semiautomated — partially automated.
  • semiautomatic — partly automatic.
  • semimenstrual — (esp of tides) occurring twice monthly
  • seminal fluid — the fluid component of semen, excluding the sperm.
  • semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
  • sensate focus — a series of touching exercises designed to increase intimacy in a sexual relationship
  • sensorineural — related to or affecting a sensory nerve or a sensory mechanism together with its neural circuitry.
  • sequentiality — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
  • sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
  • serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
  • serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
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