14-letter words containing s, u, l, a, r
- transsexuality — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- transvaluation — to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- treasury bills — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- triple measure — time or rhythm characterized by three beats to the measure with an accent on the first beat.
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- 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.
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
- 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
- ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
- ultra-rightist — a person with extremely right-wing political views
- ultra-royalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- ultraexclusive — extremely exclusive
- ultraglamorous — extremely glamorous
- ultrahazardous — extremely or excessively hazardous
- ultramasculine — extremely masculine
- ultramontanism — the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- ultrarealistic — extremely realistic
- ultrasensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
- ultrastructure — the structures of a cell that are revealed by electron microscopy.
- umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
- umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
- unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
- uncrystallized — lacking a final form
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- understandably — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- undistractedly — in an undistracted manner
- ungracefulness — the state of being ungraceful
- unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
- universal bank — A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients.
- universal beam — a broad-flanged rolled steel joist suitable for a stanchion (axial load) or beam (bending load)
- universal city — a city in S central Texas.
- universal mill — a rolling mill having both horizontal and vertical rolls.
- universal soul — Brahman in its aspect as the sacred syllable Om, the eternal and spiritual principle that permeates the universe
- universal time — (time, standard) (UT) The mean solar time along the prime meridian (0 longitude) that runs through the Greenwich Observatory outside of London, UK, where the current system originated. UT is tied to the rotation of the Earth in respect to the fictitious "mean Sun". There are three separate definitions, UT0, UT1, and UT2, depending on which corrections have been applied to the Earth's motion. Coordinated Universal Time is kept within 0.9 seconds of UT1, by addition of leap seconds to International Atomic Time.
- unmaterialised — not materialised
- unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- unpleasantries — an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
- unpresidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- unprofessional — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
- unpurchaseable — not able to be bought or purchased
- unrestrainable — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- unscripturally — in an unscriptural manner