13-letter words containing s, u, n, d, r, i
- rushed behind — a situation when the ball passes through the goalposts but was last touched by a defending player, causing the attacking team to win a point
- russian salad — a salad of cold diced cooked vegetables mixed with Russian dressing
- self-incurred — to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- semiconductor — a substance, as silicon or germanium, with electrical conductivity intermediate between that of an insulator and a conductor: a basic component of various kinds of electronic circuit element (semiconductor device) used in communications, control, and detection technology and in computers.
- semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- sigmund freud — Anna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
- signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
- silk industry — the industry that is involved with the breeding of silkworms and the manufacture of the silk they produce into thread and fabric
- 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 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
- south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
- splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
- 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.
- squanderingly — in a squandering manner
- squandermania — an extreme urge for, or level of pleasure obtained by, spending money recklessly
- 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.
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- sunday driver — a person who drives a car inexpertly, especially slowly or overcautiously, in the manner of one who drives infrequently.
- superdominant — submediant.
- superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
- superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- trained nurse — graduate nurse.
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- un-cloistered — secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- uncircumcised — not circumcised.
- 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.
- 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.
- und so weiter — and so forth; et cetera. Abbreviation: usw, u.s.w.
- undeleterious — injurious to health: deleterious gases.
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- underfinished — (of a farm animal) not having developed enough flesh
- underniceness — a lack of niceness
- underpinnings — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- underspending — the process or fact of spending less than one can afford or is allocated
- understaffing — the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- underutilised — to fail to utilize fully: to underutilize natural resources.
- underwritings — acts or instances of underwriting
- undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.