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13-letter words containing s, h, o, u

  • south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
  • south by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of south. Abbreviation: SbE.
  • south by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
  • south dakotan — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
  • south dum dum — a city in SE West Bengal state, in E India.
  • south georgia — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
  • south holland — a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
  • south houston — a town in S Texas.
  • south modesto — a town in central California.
  • 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 ossetia — a region in N Georgia, on the S side of the Caucasus Range. 1506 sq. mi. (3900 sq. km).
  • south shields — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
  • 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.
  • south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.
  • south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
  • southeasterly — coming from the south east
  • southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
  • southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
  • southwesterly — coming from the south west
  • southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
  • 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
  • sphagnum moss — Botany
  • station house — a police station or fire station.
  • stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
  • step out with — to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone), esp publicly
  • stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
  • stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
  • subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
  • subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
  • successorship — the position or state of a successor
  • suffolk punch — a breed of draught horse with a chestnut coat and short legs
  • sugar orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
  • sulfathiazole — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 , formerly used in the treatment of pneumonia and staphylococcal infections, but now largely replaced because of its toxicity.
  • sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • summer school — study programs offered by a school, college, or university during the summer to those who wish to obtain their degrees more quickly, who must make up credits, or who wish to supplement their education.
  • sunday school — a school, now usually in connection with a church, for religious instruction on Sunday.
  • super-heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
  • surgery hours — the period of time each day when a doctor's surgery or office is open
  • sweet sorghum — sorgo.
  • synchronously — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
  • tauromorphous — having the form of a bull
  • tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
  • tautochronous — having the character of a tautochrone
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