12-letter words containing s, u, l, i
- statute mile — mile (def 1).
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- stelliferous — having or abounding with stars.
- stereocilium — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- steubenville — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- straticulate — made up of or arranged in thin layers.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- strike lucky — If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
- student file — a file containing information about each student in a school, college, etc, such as demographic information and information about grades, etc
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- stunt flying — the activity or practice of performing stunts in an aeroplane, such as special turns, etc, in the air
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subabdominal — below or beneath the abdomen
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subauricular — situated below the ear.
- subcelestial — being beneath the heavens; terrestrial.
- subcivilized — not quite civilized
- subcuticular — the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- subdelirious — having the symptoms of subdelirium; suffering from subdelirium
- subdividable — to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- subjectively — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- sublapsarian — infralapsarianism.
- subliminally — existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness; being or employing stimuli insufficiently intense to produce a discrete sensation but often being or designed to be intense enough to influence the mental processes or the behavior of the individual: a subliminal stimulus; subliminal advertising.
- sublineation — an underlining
- submaxillary — of or relating to the lower jaw or lower jawbone.
- submissively — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
- submit-table — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- suborbicular — nearly circular or orblike
- subprincipal — an assistant or deputy principal.
- subsatellite — a satellite designed to be released into orbit from another spacecraft.
- subscribable — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- subsidiarily — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- subsoil plow — a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.
- subsonically — at a velocity below that of sound
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- substantival — noting, of, or pertaining to a substantive.
- subsultorily — in a subsultory manner