12-letter words containing s, u, n, i, e
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- tasting menu — a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes: We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- the business — If you say that someone or something is the business, you mean that they are the best of their kind.
- the munchies — a craving for food, esp when induced by alcohol or drugs
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- tinea cruris — jock itch.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- tube station — an underground station where underground trains depart and leave, esp in London
- turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
- un-disrupted — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- un-furbished — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
- un-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- unaccessible — easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.
- unadmonished — not admonished, counselled, or warned
- unadvertised — to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it: to advertise a new brand of toothpaste.
- unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- unapplausive — not giving applause; not expressing praise
- unartistlike — lacking artistic sensibilities and skills
- unassailable — not open to attack or assault, as by military force or argument: unassailable fortifications; unassailable logic.
- unassignable — not able to be transferred
- unassistedly — in an unassisted manner
- unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- unbesmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- uncandidness — the quality or condition of being uncandid; lack of candidness or openness
- uncapsizable — (of a boat, etc) that cannot be capsized
- uncensorious — not censorious or critical; not characterized by censure
- unchristened — not christened
- unclassified — not assigned to a class or category; not arranged according to characteristics: Reported instances fall into two main types, with a few unclassified anomalies.
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
- uncomeliness — the quality or condition of being uncomely
- unconclusive — inconclusive
- unconsenting — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
- unconsidered — thought about or decided upon with care: a considered opinion.
- uncoquettish — not flirtatious
- undefensible — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- under-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underinsured — to insure for an amount less than the true or replacement value: It's risky to underinsure your home.
- undernourish — to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle