12-letter words containing s, u, r, e, y
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- great sunday — Easter Sunday.
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gullywashers — Plural form of gullywasher.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- hearsay rule — the rule making hearsay evidence inadmissible.
- helichrysums — Plural form of helichrysum.
- heterogynous — having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.
- heteronymous — of, relating to, or characteristic of a heteronym.
- heterozygous — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- horrendously — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- humourlessly — Alternative spelling of humorlessly.
- hundred days — the period from March 20 to June 28, 1815, between the arrival of Napoleon in Paris, after his escape from Elba, and his abdication after the battle of Waterloo.
- hydromedusae — Irregular plural form of hydromedusa.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperarousal — A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.
- hypersensual — extremely or excessively sensual
- hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
- immeasurably — incapable of being measured; limitless: the immeasurable vastness of the universe.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- industrywide — from, covering, or affecting an entire industry: industrywide profits.
- inquiry desk — a section of an office, business etc, which deals with inquiries nor requests for information
- insufferably — not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- irresolutely — In an irresolute or wavering manner.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- job security — chances of staying in employment
- jury process — the writ used to summon jurors
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- marvellously — In a marvellous manner.
- mercury mass — blue mass (def 1).
- microsurgery — any of various surgical procedures performed under magnification and with small specialized instruments, permitting very delicate operations, as the reconnection of severed blood vessels and nerves.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- multi-storey — A multi-storey building has several floors at different levels above the ground.
- multisensory — of or relating to the senses or sensation.
- multiversity — a university with several campuses, each of which has many schools, divisions, etc.
- mysteriously — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- mystery tour — an excursion to an unspecified destination
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- neurosensory — of or relating to the sensory role of the nervous system.
- neurosurgery — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.