15-letter words containing s, e, r, u
- treacle mustard — a N temperate cruciferous annual plant, Erysimum cheiranthoides, having small yellow flowers. It is a common weed in cultivated ground
- tread a measure — to dance
- treasure island — (italics) a novel (1883) by R. L. Stevenson.
- tricotyledonous — having three cotyledons.
- tricuspid valve — the valve, consisting of three triangular flaps of tissue between the right auricle and ventricle of the heart, that keeps blood from flowing back into the auricle.
- troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- true-false test — a test requiring one to mark statements as true or false.
- trust territory — a territory under the administrative control of a country designated by the United Nations.
- trustee process — (in New England) garnishment (def 1).
- trustworthiness — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
- tuberculin test — a test for tuberculosis in which a hypersensitive reaction to a given quantity of tuberculin indicates a past or present infection.
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- tungsten rating — a film-speed rating that indicates the relative sensitivity of a particular film stock to light from incandescent lamps with tungsten filaments.
- turbinate bones — the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
- turgor pressure — the pressure exerted on a plant cell wall by water passing into the cell by osmosis
- turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
- turn inside out — If you say that something has been turned inside out, you mean that it is the opposite of what you expect or think it should be.
- turn the scales — to determine or decide something uncertain
- turn the tables — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- turquoise green — a light bluish green.
- tutorial system — a system of education, especially in some colleges, in which instruction is given personally by tutors, who also act as general advisers of a small group of students in their charge.
- two-thirds rule — a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
- ultimate-stress — the quantity of the utmost tensile, compressive, or shearing stress that a given unit area of a certain material is expected to bear without failing.
- ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
- ultra-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- ultra-religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- ultraliberalism — a belief in or support for an extremely liberal political party or doctrine
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- ulysses s grant — Cary (Archibald Leach) 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- un-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- unadventurously — in an unadventurous manner
- unanswerability — the quality of not being answerable or contestable
- unapprehensible — not able to be understood or comprehended
- unascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- unceremoniously — discourteously abrupt; hasty; rude: He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech.
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- uncircumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- unconstrainable — unable to be confined
- unconstrainedly — in an unconfined manner
- uncontrollables — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
- undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
- under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.