10-letter words containing s, u, r, n
- supernurse — (in Britain) an experienced senior nurse on an elevated salary who is responsible for running clinics and managing nursing teams
- superpaint — (graphics) A pioneering graphics program and framebuffer computer system developed by Richard Shoup at Xerox PARC. Design started in 1972 and the system produced its first stable image in April 1973. SuperPaint was one of the first computers used for creative work, video editing and animation, all which would become major sections within the entertainment industry and major components of industrial design. SuperPaint had a graphical user interface and could capture images from video input or combine them with digital data. SuperPaint was the first program with features such as changing hue, saturation and value, a colour palette, custom polygons and lines, virtual paintbrushes and pencils, auto-filling of images and anti-aliasing.
- superphone — a telephone with a high-speed processor that can perform many of the functions of a computer
- superplane — an extremely large or fast aeroplane
- supersonic — greater than the speed of sound waves through air.
- supersound — sound that is inaudible, either because its frequency is too high or because it is too intense to endure
- supertonic — the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- supplanter — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- supragenic — beyond the limits or above the level of genes.
- supralunar — beyond the moon
- suprarenal — situated above or on the kidney.
- sure thing — something that is or is supposed to be a certain success, as a bet or a business venture: He thinks that real estate is a sure thing.
- surfaceman — a labourer, such as a miner, who works at the surface
- surfactant — surface-active agent.
- surfeiting — excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
- surfriding — surfing.
- surge tank — a large surge chamber.
- surinamese — a native or inhabitant of Suriname.
- surjection — onto function.
- surmounted — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- surnominal — relating to surnames
- surpassing — of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
- surplusing — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- surprising — causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.
- surrounded — to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
- surveyance — survey; inspection; superintendence
- survivance — survival
- suspenders — Suspenders are a pair of straps that go over someone's shoulders and are fastened to their pants at the front and back to prevent the pants from falling down.
- suspensory — a supporting bandage, muscle, ligament, etc.
- sutherland — Earl Wilbur, Jr. 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.
- suturation — the act of suturing
- suzerainty — the position or authority of a suzerain.
- synandrium — a peculiar fusion of stamens
- synandrous — with united stamens
- synaxarium — synaxarion.
- syncarpous — of the nature of or pertaining to a syncarp.
- synthronus — a combined throne for a bishop and his presbyters
- take turns — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- tankbuster — an aircraft, missile, etc designed to destroy tanks
- tannhauser — a German lyric poet of the 13th century: a well-known legend tells of his stay with Venus in the Venusberg and his later repentance.
- tarquinius — (Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) died 578 b.c, king of Rome 616–578.
- tendrilous — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- tenebrious — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- tersanctus — Sanctus (def 1).
- thrustings — the white whey that is hand-pressed out of the curd and from which butter is often made
- thunderous — producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause.
- thuner see — German name of Lake of Thun.
- thysanuran — Also, thysanurous. belonging or pertaining to the order Thysanura, comprising the bristletails.