11-letter words containing s, u, i, t, e
- strenuosity — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- strike dumb — to amaze; astound; astonish
- strike fund — an amount of money reserved by a union to make payments to striking works should a strike occur
- strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.
- stripe rust — a disease of wheat, barley, rye, and other grasses, characterized by elongated rows of yellow spores on the affected parts, caused by a rust fungus, Puccinia glumarum.
- stripe smut — a disease of grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the leaves, caused by any of several smut fungi of the genera Urocystis and Ustilago.
- studentship — the state or condition of being a student.
- stunt flier — someone who performs stunts in an aeroplane, such as special turns, etc, in the air
- styliferous — having a style (part of the female organ of a plant)
- sub-article — a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- sub-society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- subadditive — something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
- subcurative — of a dosage which is not strong enough to have a curing effect
- subdirector — an assistant or secondary director
- subindicate — to indirectly indicate or hint
- subinfluent — an organism that has a lesser effect than an influent on the ecological processes within a community.
- subinterval — an interval that is a subset of a given interval.
- subirrigate — to irrigate beneath the surface of the ground, as with water passing through a system of underground porous pipes or transmitted through the subsoil from ditches, etc.
- subitaneous — sudden
- subjectship — the state of being a subject or citizen
- subjunctive — (in English and certain other languages) noting or pertaining to a mood or mode of the verb that may be used for subjective, doubtful, hypothetical, or grammatically subordinate statements or questions, as the mood of be in if this be treason. Compare imperative (def 3), indicative (def 2).
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- subliterary — not intended as literature
- subliterate — less than fully literate.
- submetallic — somewhat or imperfectly metallic.
- subminister — to supply
- submittable — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- submultiple — a number that is contained by another number an integral number of times without a remainder: The number 3 is a submultiple of 12.
- suboptimize — to use in a way that is less than optimal
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subservient — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subsistence — the state or fact of subsisting.
- substantive — a noun.
- substituent — Chemistry. an atom or atomic group that takes the place of another atom or group present in the molecule of the original compound.
- subterminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- subtilities — subtlety.
- subtractive — tending to subtract; having power to subtract.
- suburbanite — a person who lives in a suburb of a city or large town.
- subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- subvitreous — of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.: vitreous china.
- sucker bait — an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which he or she may be victimized.
- sucker list — a list of names and addresses of persons considered by a business, charity organization, etc., to be likely purchasers or donors.
- suffumigate — to fumigate from below; apply fumes or smoke to.
- suggestible — subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.
- suggestions — the act of suggesting.
- summer time — Chiefly British. daylight-saving time.
- sun bittern — a graceful South American wading bird, Eurypyga helias, related to the cranes and rails, having variegated plumage.
- super-title — (especially in opera production) a translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance.
- superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- superbright — exceptionally bright