14-letter words containing s, u, c, a, t
- trucial states — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- trustification — the practice or process of forming a monopolistic system or trusts: the trustification of the oil business.
- turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
- ultra-distance — covering a distance in excess of 30 miles, often as part of a longer race or competition
- ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- ultrarealistic — extremely realistic
- ultrastructure — the structures of a cell that are revealed by electron microscopy.
- un-distracting — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
- unchauvinistic — not chauvinistic
- unchristianize — to make unchristian; to render no longer Christian; to remove Christian status or nature from
- uncollectables — things that are not collectable
- unconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- unconsolidated — brought together into a single whole.
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- undersecretary — an official who is subordinate to a principal secretary, as in the U.S. cabinet: Under Secretary of the Treasury.
- undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
- undomesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- unegoistically — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- unenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
- universal city — a city in S central Texas.
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- unpoeticalness — the quality, state, or characteristic of being unpoetic
- unsatisfaction — lack of satisfaction
- unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.
- unscripturally — in an unscriptural manner
- unsectarianism — the state or quality of being unsectarian
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- unsystematical — unsystematic
- unwatchfulness — the quality or state of being unwatchful
- upton sinclair — Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- urban district — a minor administrative division in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with local self-government by a district council, but lacking the charter of a borough.
- urbanistically — of or relating to urbanism.
- user interface — the interface features through which users interact with the hardware and software of computers and other electronic devices. Abbreviation: UI.
- vacuum casting — the casting of metal within a vacuum.
- vascular plant — a plant having a vascular system.
- venetian sumac — smoke tree (def 2).
- vostro account — a bank account held by a foreign bank with a British bank, usually in sterling
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water chestnut — any aquatic plant of the genus Trapa, bearing an edible, nutlike fruit, especially T. natans, of the Old World.
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
- weltanschauung — a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.