15-letter words containing s, i, g, n, u
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- stomping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- sub-machine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
- subminimum wage — See example at subminimum (def 1).
- suborganization — an organization within a larger organization
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- sulfiting agent — sulfite (def 2).
- sulphur springs — a town in NE Texas.
- summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
- supergiant star — Astronomy. an exceptionally luminous star whose diameter is more than 100 times that of the sun, as Betelgeuse or Antares.
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
- svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
- swimming trunks — men's swimsuit shorts
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
- tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
- toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
- training course — practical programme of study
- transfiguration — the act of transfiguring.
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- 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.
- turquoise green — a light bluish green.
- uncondescending — showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority: They resented the older neighbors' condescending cordiality.
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
- understandingly — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- undeservingness — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- undisappointing — not disappointing
- undistinguished — having no distinguishing marks or features.
- unforgivingness — not disposed to forgive or show mercy; unrelenting.
- uninterestingly — in a way that is not interesting
- universal stage — a small theodolite mounted on the stage of a polarizing microscope and used in the petrographic analysis of rocks.
- unmitigatedness — the state of being unmitigated
- unprepossessing — that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man.
- unprogressively — in an unprogressive manner
- unquestioningly — in manner that accepts something without expressing doubt or uncertainty
- unrelinquishing — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- unrighteousness — not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
- unscintillating — animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality.
- untransmigrated — not transmigrated; not transferred or caused to be transferred
- upsetting lever — the horizontal distance between the center of gravity, acting downward, and the center of buoyancy, acting upward, when they are so placed as to form a couple (upsetting couple) tending to capsize the boat.