13-letter words containing s, u, d, o, r
- shoulder-high — A shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- shut the door — put up a barrier
- sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
- smoked rubber — a type of crude natural rubber in the form of brown sheets obtained by coagulating latex with an acid, rolling it into sheets, and drying over open wood fires. It is the main raw material for natural rubber products
- sodium borate — borax1 .
- soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
- somar dumpacl — (tool) A utilty which provides a concise report of Windows NT file system permissions, to help find holes in system security.
- sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
- sound ranging — a method for determining the distance between a point and the position of a sound source by measuring the time lapse between the origin of the sound and its arrival at the point.
- soundproofing — materials used to make something soundproof
- soupe du jour — the special, sometimes the only, soup served in a restaurant on any particular day
- south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- sports ground — an area of land where sports are played
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- sugar of lead — lead acetate.
- sugar orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
- supercollider — a very large colliding-beam machine in which superconducting magnets create millions of megavolts of energy.
- superdiplomat — a highly skilled or powerful diplomat, a high-ranking diplomat
- superdominant — submediant.
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- toss and turn — If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
- transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- trous-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- unconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- unconsidering — not reflective or thoughtful
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- unconstricted — to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
- unconstructed — (of clothing) made with little or no padding, interfacing, or lining, so as to fit loosely or softly on the body.
- und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.