11-letter words containing s, u, z
- safety fuze — a long tube attached to a detonator or percussion cap and filled with a powder that burns slowly when ignited.
- sanctuarize — to give sanctuary to
- schizanthus — any of several plants of the genus Schizanthus, native to Chile, having numerous variously colored flowers resembling small orchids.
- scrutinized — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinizer — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scuzzbucket — Also called scuzzball [skuhz-bawl] /ˈskʌzˌbɔl/ (Show IPA), scuzzbucket [skuhz-buhk-it] /ˈskʌzˌbʌk ɪt/ (Show IPA). a dirty, grimy, sordid, or repulsive person or thing.
- secularized — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
- singularize — to make singular.
- sluggardize — to make lazy or sluggish
- sneezeguard — a plastic or glass shield overhanging a salad bar, buffet, or the like to protect the food from contamination.
- soliloquize — to utter a soliloquy; talk to oneself.
- southernize — to make or become southern
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- sprezzatura — effortlessness or ease, esp. in art or literature; careless grace; nonchalance
- squeeze off — If you squeeze off a shot, you fire a bullet from a gun.
- squeeze out — extract
- squeeze-box — a concertina or accordion.
- status zero — the condition of young people who are out of school but not in further education or training, permanently or regularly out of work, and dropping out of the mainstream of society
- subfreezing — below the freezing point.
- suboptimize — to use in a way that is less than optimal
- suburbanize — to give suburban characteristics to: to suburbanize a rural area.
- subvocalize — to form (words) silently by moving the lips or other vocal organs without vocalization
- super-sized — having size as specified (often used in combination): middle-sized.
- superbazaar — (in India) a large department store or supermarket, esp one set up as a cooperative store by the government
- suzie cobol — /soo'zee koh'bol/ 1. (IBM, probably from Frank Zappa's "Suzy Creamcheese") A coder straight out of training school who knows everything except the value of comments in plain English. Also (fashionable among personkind wishing to avoid accusations of sexism) "Sammy Cobol" or (in some non-IBM circles) "Cobol Charlie". 2. (proposed) Meta-name for any code grinder, analogous to J. Random Hacker.
- unhazardous — not hazardous
- unsanitized — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- vascularize — (of a tissue or embryo) to develop or extend blood vessels or other fluid-bearing vessels or ducts; become vascular.
- yakuza boss — a criminal who is a boss in the Yakuza
- zarathustra — Zoroaster.
- zauschneria — Epilobium canum, a North American willowherb.
- zealousness — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- zestfulness — State or condition of being zestful or enthusiastic.
- zinciferous — yielding or containing zinc.
- zoot suiter — a person who wears a zoot suit.
- zwischenzug — a tactical move interpolated into an exchange or series of exchanges to improve the outcome
- zx spectrum — (computer) Sinclair's first personal computer with a colour display. The Spectrum used the Zilog Z80 processor like its predecessors the ZX-80 and ZX-81. It was originally available in 16k and 48k versions using cassette tape and later grew to 128k and sprouted floppy disks. It had a wider and more solid case and a marginally better "dead flesh" keyboard. Unlike the earlier models, it didn't require the presence of a cold carton of milk to prevent it overheating. It was possibly the most popular home computer in the UK for many years. The TK-90X was a clone.
- zygomaticus — (anatomy) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygoma.