15-letter words containing s, t, o, u
- south-southeast — the point on the compass midway between south and southeast.
- south-southwest — the point on the compass midway between south and southwest.
- southeast asian — the countries and land area of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- southeastwardly — toward the southeast
- southend-on-sea — a seaport in SE Essex, in SE England, on Thames estuary.
- southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
- southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
- southern lights — aurora australis.
- southern paiute — See under Paiute (def 2).
- southwestwardly — toward the southwest
- spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
- spill your guts — If someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private.
- spontaneousness — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- spotted sunfish — a sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, inhabiting streams from South Carolina to Florida, having the body marked with longitudinal rows of spots.
- squeeze through — to press forcibly together; compress.
- st. ulmo's fire — St. Elmo's fire.
- stable equation — a differential equation each solution of which tends to zero as the independent variable increases to infinity. Compare transient (def 6).
- staggered hours — a system of working in which the employees of an organization do not all arrive and leave at the same time, but have large periods of overlap
- stamping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- stand-up comedy — telling jokes to an audience
- star of courage — a Canadian award for bravery
- state education — education provided by the state; education which is not private
- status quo ante — the state of affairs existing prior to a given event
- statutory crime — a wrong punishable under a statute, rather than at common law.
- statutory order — a statute that applies further legislation to an existing act
- stay the course — to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years.
- steak au poivre — pepper steak (def 2).
- 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.
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- strombuliferous — having organs coiled as spirals
- strontium oxide — a white insoluble solid substance used in making strontium salts and purifying sugar. Formula: SrO
- structural iron — iron shaped for use in construction.
- student council — a representative body composed chiefly of students chosen by their classmates to organize social and extracurricular activities and to participate in the government of a school or college.
- students' union — The students' union is the students' organization in a university or college which organizes leisure activities, provides welfare services, and represents students' political interests.
- studhorse poker — stud poker.
- studio audience — spectators on a TV set
- studio portrait — a photograph of a person taken in a studio
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- sub-corporation — an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
- sub-distributor — a person or thing that distributes.
- sub-post office — (in Britain) a post office run by a sub-postmaster or sub-postmistress as a self-employed agent for the Post Office
- subalimentation — hypoalimentation.
- subcivilization — a division of a civilization
- subconjunctival — the mucous membrane that lines the exposed portion of the eyeball and inner surface of the eyelids.
- subcontraoctave — the octave below the contraoctave, which is three octaves below the middle C octave on a standard keyboard
- subduction zone — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- subintellection — an implication that is more or less understood
- subject catalog — a catalog having entries listed by subject only.