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15-letter words containing s, e, n, u, r, o

  • proscenium arch — the arch separating the stage from the auditorium
  • pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
  • pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • pseudoephedrine — a dextrorotatory, isomeric compound, C 1 0 H 1 5 NO, used as a nasal decongestant.
  • pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
  • pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
  • purposelessness — having no purpose or apparent meaning.
  • put years on sb — If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older.
  • quarrelsomeness — The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature. (from 17th c.).
  • quarter section — (in surveying and homesteading) a square tract of land, half a mile on each side, thus containing ¼ sq. mi. or 160 acres. Abbreviation: q.s.
  • quasi-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
  • queen's proctor — a British judiciary officer who may intervene in probate, nullity, or divorce actions when collusion, suppression of evidence, or other irregularities are alleged.
  • query expansion — (information science)   Adding search terms to a user's search. Query expansion is the process of a search engine adding search terms to a user's weighted search. The intent is to improve precision and/or recall. The additional terms may be taken from a thesaurus. For example a search for "car" may be expanded to: car cars auto autos automobile automobiles. The additional terms may also be taken from documents that the user has specified as being relevant; this is the basis for the "more like this" feature of some search engines. The extra terms can have positive or negative weights.
  • question master — quizmaster.
  • question period — a period of time set aside each day for members of parliament to question government ministers
  • ray of sunshine — beam of sunlight
  • reconstitutable — to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose.
  • rediscount rate — the rate charged by the Federal Reserve Bank to member banks for rediscounting commercial paper.
  • refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
  • renal corpuscle — Malpighian body (sense 2)
  • residual income — the remaining income (of a business or person) after necessary debts, expenses, etc, have been paid
  • resource centre — a place which provides information, equipment and support
  • resourcefulness — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
  • resurrectionary — pertaining to or of the nature of resurrection.
  • resurrectionism — the exhumation and stealing of dead bodies, especially for dissection.
  • resurrectionist — a person who brings something to life or view again.
  • resurrectionize — to bring back from or raise from the dead
  • retrofocus lens — a wide-angle lens, for use on single-lens reflex cameras, of inverted telephoto design, with a back focus greater than the focal length.
  • revisualization — the act of visualizing or picturing something again
  • reynolds number — a dimensionless number, vρl/η, where v is the fluid velocity, ρ the density, η the viscosity and l a dimension of the system. The value of the number indicates the type of fluid flow
  • ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
  • robinson crusoe — Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
  • round the twist — mad; eccentric
  • round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
  • roundheadedness — the state of having a round head
  • royal enclosure — at the Royal Ascot horse-race meeting, an area of Ascot racecourse which is reserved for the Royal Family, members, and their guests
  • rubber solution — a kind of rubber-based adhesive
  • ruddy turnstone — a common shorebird, Arenaria interpres, of the New and Old World arctic, wintering south to southern South America and Australia and having striking reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.
  • rule one's life — If you say that something rules someone's life, you mean that it affects everything they do, usually in a negative way.
  • run-on sentence — a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction.
  • sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
  • sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
  • sarraceniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sarraceniaceae, an American family of pitcher plants
  • scatter cushion — Scatter cushions are small cushions for use on sofas and chairs.
  • schone mullerin — a song cycle (1823), by Franz Schubert, consisting of 20 songs set to poems by Wilhelm Müller.
  • schopenhauerian — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
  • schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
  • scribaciousness — the quality or state of being scribacious
  • scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
  • second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
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