13-letter words containing s, e, n, u, o
- russian olive — oleaster.
- salviniaceous — relating to the genus Salviniaceae
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- second cousin — a child of a first cousin of one's parent. Compare cousin (def 1).
- 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.
- second-source — of or pertaining to a cooperative arrangement whereby the products, as electronic parts, of one company are also manufactured by another company
- security zone — an area controlled by security forces
- selenous acid — a colorless, transparent, crystalline powder, H2SeO3, soluble in water and used as a reagent
- self-conquest — the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
- self-delusion — the act or fact of deluding oneself.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-luminous — radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright.
- semi-autonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- semiconscious — half-conscious; not fully conscious.
- 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.
- sententiously — abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- sequestration — removal or separation; banishment or exile.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- sex education — Sex education is education in schools on the subject of sexual activity and sexual relationships.
- sexualization — to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics.
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shoot the sun — to measure the altitude of the sun in order to determine latitude
- shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
- show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- single-tongue — to play (any nonlegato passage) on a wind instrument by obstructing and uncovering the air passage through the lips with the tongue
- skeletogenous — forming a skeleton, or parts of one
- skull session — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
- small fortune — a large sum of money
- snooze button — a button on an alarm clock that, if pressed when the alarm is going off, will suspend its ringing for a brief time before allowing it to go off again
- soft currency — econ: fluctuating value
- soixante-neuf — sixty-nine (def 4).
- solar furnace — a furnace using sunlight concentrated by concave mirrors as the direct source of heat.
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
- somniloquence — sleep-talking
- sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
- sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
- sounding line — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
- south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
- south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.