13-letter words containing s, u, o, l
- gulf of gabès — an inlet of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia
- gulf of lions — a wide bay of the Mediterranean off the S coast of France, between the Spanish border and Toulon
- gulf of saros — an inlet of the Aegean in NW Turkey, north of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Length: 59 km (37 miles). Width: 35 km (22 miles)
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- gulf of volos — an inlet of the Aegean in east central Greece
- gulf-of-saros — Gulf of, an inlet of the Aegean, N of the Gallipoli Peninsula. 37 miles (60 km) long; 22 miles (35 km) wide.
- halfway house — an inn or stopping place situated approximately midway between two places on a road.
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- hard shoulder — The hard shoulder is the area at the side of a motorway or other road where you are allowed to stop if your car breaks down.
- hemicellulose — any of a group of gummy polysaccharides, intermediate in complexity between sugar and cellulose, that hydrolyze to monosaccharides more readily than cellulose.
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heterosexuals — Plural form of heterosexual.
- heusler alloy — any of various alloys of manganese and other nonferromagnetic metals that exhibit ferromagnetism.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hilariousness — The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.
- holosericeous — covered with short, silky hairs.
- holy saturday — the Saturday in Holy Week.
- holy thursday — Ascension Day.
- holyroodhouse — a royal palace in Edinburgh in Scotland: official residence of the Queen when in Scotland; begun in 1501 by James IV of Scotland; scene of the murder of David Rizzio in 1566
- homogeneously — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- honour school — (at Oxford University) one of the courses of study leading to an honours degree
- horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- house counsel — a lawyer drawing a full-time salary from a corporation that he or she represents.
- house journal — a publication produced for the employees of a company or organization in order to keep them updated with news and events
- house slipper — a slipper worn in the house or indoors, often distinguished from a bedroom slipper by having a back and heel.
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
- housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
- household god — a god presiding over and protecting the home, especially in the religion of ancient Rome.
- houselessness — Lack of a house; homelessness.
- humorlessness — The state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulphide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyposexuality — A significantly low level of sexuality.
- hyposulfurous — of or derived from hyposulfurous acid.
- hyposulphuric — relating to sulphur which is in a lower state of oxidation than it is in sulphuric compounds
- i told you so — If someone disagrees with you or refuses to do what you suggest and you are eventually proved to be right, you can say 'I told you so'.
- i'll show you — You can say 'I'll show you' to threaten or warn someone that you are going to make them admit that they are wrong.
- if you please — expressing mild outrage
- ignominiously — marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: an ignominious retreat.
- ill-nourished — underfed or inadequately fed