13-letter words containing s, h, i, n, u
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- soup-and-fish — a man's formal evening clothes.
- soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.
- south african — of southern Africa.
- south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
- south nahanni — a river in the SW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing SE from near the Yukon border to the Liard River. 336 miles (540 km) long.
- 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 windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
- southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
- souvenir shop — a shop that sells trivial gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, keyrings etc, esp aimed at tourists
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
- station house — a police station or fire station.
- straighten up — stand straighter
- street urchin — a child who spends or appears to spend a lot of time roaming the streets
- styling brush — a hairbrush used to style or neaten hair
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- super-heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
- superencipher — to encode (a message) that is already a cryptogram.
- superhumanize — to make superhuman, or represent as such
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- the conscious — that part of one's mental activity of which one is fully aware at any given time
- three unities — the state of being one; oneness.
- thumb-sucking — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
- trout fishing — angling to catch trout
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- underfinished — (of a farm animal) not having developed enough flesh
- undiminishing — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- undishonoured — not dishonoured; not disgraced or disrespected
- unembellished — to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
- unestablished — not established.
- unethicalness — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- unfashionably — in an unfashionable manner
- unpublishable — not capable of being made available in print for distribution and sale
- unreplenished — not replenished or refilled
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- unshrinkingly — in an unshrinking manner
- unsightliness — distasteful or unpleasant to look at: an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.