14-letter words containing s, t, a, u, o, r
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- situation room — a room at a military or political headquarters where the latest information on a military or political situation is channeled.
- slate-coloured — like slate in colour
- slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
- slaughterously — murderously
- slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
- sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- software house — a commercial organization that specializes in the production of computer software packages
- solitudinarian — a person who seeks solitude; recluse.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south ayrshire — a council area of SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the S part of the historical county of Ayrshire; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Ayr. Pop: 111 580 (2003 est). Area: 1202 sq km (464 sq miles)
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- south georgian — 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 portland — a city in SW Maine.
- south suburban — a city in SE West Bengal, in E India: a suburb of Calcutta.
- south-easterly — A south-easterly point, area, or direction is to the south-east or towards the south-east.
- southeasterner — a native or inhabitant of the southeast.
- southeastwards — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern ocean — that part of the Indian Ocean south of Australia
- southern slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- southern stars — the Australian women’s national cricket team
- southwestwards — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
- spectator pump — a woman's spectator shoe, closed at the front and back, usually having a medium or medium-high heel.
- spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
- spotted laurel — an evergreen cornaceous shrub, Aucuba japonica, of S and SE Asia, the female of which has yellow-spotted leaves
- square shooter — an honest, fair person.
- squeak through — to succeed, get through, survive, etc. by a narrow margin or with difficulty
- st. louis park — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- staghorn sumac — a sumac, Rhus typhina, of eastern North America, having leaves that turn scarlet, orange, and purple in the autumn.
- start-up costs — the costs of setting up a business or other project
- start-up money — money that is spent on setting up a new business or other project
- startle colour — a bright region of an animal's coloration, normally hidden from view and often part of a design resembling birds' eyes, etc, exposed when the animal is disturbed by a predator
- station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
- statutory body — a body set up by the government to consider evidence and make judgements in some field of activity
- statutory rape — sexual intercourse or other sexual relations with a person under the legal age of consent, which age varies in different states. See also rape1 (def 1).
- sterculiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
- stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma