14-letter words containing s, i, u
- rosicrucianism — the practices or principles of Rosicrucians.
- ruby-tail wasp — any of various brightly coloured wasps of the family Chrysididae, having a metallic sheen, which parasitize bees and other solitary wasps
- run its course — (of something) to complete its development or action
- run up against — If you run up against problems, you suddenly begin to experience them.
- runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
- running casing — Running casing is the process of screwing together pieces of pipe on a rig floor and lowering them into a hole.
- running lights — the lights that a ship or aircraft traveling at night is required to display
- running stitch — a sewing stitch made by passing the needle in and out repeatedly with short, even stitches.
- rural district — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and Northern Ireland from 1898 to 1973) a rural division of a county
- russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
- russian church — the autocephalous Eastern Church in Russia: the branch of the Orthodox Church that constituted the established church in Russia until 1917.
- russian empire — Russia (def 1).
- rutting season — a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
- ryukyu islands — a chain of 55 islands in the W Pacific, extending almost 650 km (400 miles) from S Japan to N Taiwan: an ancient kingdom, under Chinese rule from the late 14th century, invaded by Japan in the early 17th century, under full Japanese sovereignty from 1879 to 1945, and US control from 1945 to 1972; now part of Japan again. They are subject to frequent typhoons. Chief town: Naha (on Okinawa). Pop: 1 318 220 (2000). Area: 2196 sq km (849 sq miles)
- sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
- sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- saddam hussein — Also, Hosein, Husain. (al-Husayn) a.d. 629?–680, Arabian caliph, the son of Ali and Fatima and the brother of Hasan.
- safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
- safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- sanguification — hematopoiesis.
- sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
- sansculottides — the festivities held during the five complementary days in the French Republican Calendar
- saphenous vein — either of two large veins near the surface of the foot, leg, and thigh, one on the inner side and the other on the outer and posterior sides.
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- sauve qui peut — a state of panic or disorder; rout
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- scandium oxide — a white infusible powder, Sc 2 O 3 , soluble in acids.
- scarcity value — increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
- schizophyceous — belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
- school council — a group of pupils who are elected by fellow pupils to represent their school and think of ideas for improving it
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
- schumann-heink — Ernestine, 1861–1936, U.S. contralto, born in Bohemia.
- science museum — a museum in London, originating from 1852 and given its present name and site in 1899: contains collections relating to the history of science, technology, and industry
- scissors truss — a roof truss having tension members extending from the foot of each principal rafter to a point on the upper half of its opposite member.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- scrutinization — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinizingly — in a scrutinizing manner
- seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
- secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- securitization — the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries
- security check — the process of checking that a person is not armed, or carrying something dangerous
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- security video — a video recording taken by a security camera
- seismic survey — A seismic survey is a method of investigating underground properties and rock patterns using induced shock wave reflections.
- selection rule — any of several rules designating allowed transitions between quantum states in terms of the quantum numbers associated with the states.