16-letter words containing s, e, c, u, r, h
- seleucia trachea — an ancient city in SE Asia Minor, on the River Calycadnus (modern Goksu Nehri): captured by the Turks in the 13th century; site of present-day Silifke (Turkey)
- shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- share repurchase — A share repurchase is a situation in which a company buys back its own shares.
- shared resources — the sharing of peripherals among several terminals
- show cause order — a court order issued to a party in a lawsuit, directing that party to appear to give reasons why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court.
- sour-milk cheese — cottage cheese made from sour milk.
- south charleston — a city in W West Virginia.
- splanchnopleural — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
- st. lucie cherry — mahaleb.
- statutory change — a change in the law
- submarine chaser — a small patrol vessel, 100–200 feet (30–60 meters) long, designed for military operations against submarines.
- sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
- surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
- synthetic rubber — any of several substances similar to natural rubber in properties and uses, produced by the polymerization of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, as butylene or isoprene, or by the copolymerization of such hydrocarbons with styrene, butadiene, or the like.
- the first couple — the US president and their spouse
- the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
- the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
- the resurrection — the rising of Jesus from the dead after his death and burial
- the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
- the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
- three-piece suit — men's formal outfit
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
- turkish crescent — crescent (def 6).
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- uncharacteristic — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
- uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
- whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.
- whited sepulchre — hypocrite
- with due respect — with deserved esteem
- without recourse — a qualified endorsement on such a negotiable instrument, by which the endorser protects himself or herself from liability to subsequent holders