13-letter words containing s, l, a, u
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- angular house — any of the four astrological houses that begin at the angles: the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses, that correspond, respectively, to self, home, others, and career.
- anisophyllous — having leaves of different shapes or sizes.
- annular space — An annular space is a ring-shaped space outside the drillpipe, through which mud and cuttings are removed.
- anti-populism — (lowercase) any of various, often antiestablishment or anti-intellectual political movements or philosophies that offer unorthodox solutions or policies and appeal to the common person rather than according with traditional party or partisan ideologies.
- antique glass — pot metal (def 4).
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antiritualism — opposed to ritualism
- antisexuality — the opposition to sexuality or sexual activity
- antismuggling — acting to prevent or reduce smuggling
- appeals court — An appeals court is the same as an appellate court.
- aquaculturist — a person who practises aquaculture
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- arcus senilis — an opaque circle around the cornea of the eye, often seen in elderly people
- argilliferous — containing or yielding clay
- articulations — Plural form of articulation.
- as all getout — Commerce. the break-even point.
- as you please — You can use as you please in expressions such as bold as you please or casually as you please or charming as you please in order to emphasize what you are saying.
- asexual spore — a spore that is the result of asexual reproduction
- assault rifle — a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period
- astronautical — of or relating to astronautics or astronauts.
- asylum seeker — An asylum seeker is a person who is trying to get asylum in a foreign country.
- atrabilarious — Characterized by melancholy or gloom.
- atroceruleous — a deep blue-black color.
- aubervilliers — an industrial suburb of Paris, on the Seine. Pop: 63 136 (1999)
- australia day — a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26
- australianism — the Australian national character or spirit
- australianize — (esp of a new immigrant) to adopt or cause to adopt Australian habits and attitudes; integrate into Australian society
- autocatalyses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse.
- autocatalysis — the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
- autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
- autostability — the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
- balsam spruce — either of two North American coniferous trees of the genus Picea, P. pungens (the blue spruce) or P. engelmanni
- balsamiferous — yielding or producing balsam
- baluster stem — a stem of a drinking glass or the like having a gradual swelling near the top or bottom.
- barcoo salute — a movement of the hand to brush flies away from the face
- barrel cactus — any of several large, cylindrical, ribbed, spiny cacti of the genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus.
- basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
- basket clause — an all-inclusive or comprehensive clause in a contract
- battlecruiser — A large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
- battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
- beautifulness — having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
- bell purchase — a tackle consisting of two standing single blocks, two running single blocks, a fall, and a runner, so arranged that it gives a mechanical advantage of six, neglecting friction.
- bibliolatrous — characterized by bibliolatry
- biculturalism — the characteristics, or policy, of a two-cultured society
- bildungsroman — a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
- binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
- black muslims — (esp in the US) a political and religious movement of Black people who adopt the religious practices of Islam and seek to establish a new Black nation
- black mustard — a Eurasian plant, Brassica (or Sinapsis) nigra, with clusters of yellow flowers and pungent seeds from which the condiment mustard is made: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- black russian — a drink made from one part coffee liqueur and two parts vodka, served over ice.