13-letter words containing t, e, r, s, i, a
- ultra-leftism — the beliefs of extremely left-wing political parties or groups
- ultra-leftist — a person with extremely left-wing political views
- ultra-realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- unassertively — in an unassertive manner
- uncertainness — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- unconstrained — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- underestimate — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- understaffing — the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- unilateralism — the advocacy or pursuit of a unilateral policy, especially in disarmament.
- unilateralist — a person or organization that believes in acting independently, without reference to other parties
- unillustrated — not containing illustrations
- universal set — the set of all objects or elements considered in a given problem
- unministerial — not befitting a minister, esp relating to a head of a government department
- unparasitized — not host to a parasite or parasites
- unpasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- unsymmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- untarnishable — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- unterrestrial — not terrestrial; not of or pertaining to this world; other-worldly; extra-terrestrial; heavenly
- untransmitted — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- untrespassing — not trespassing or infringing
- upper austria — a province in N Austria. 4631 sq. mi. (11,995 sq. km). Capital: Linz.
- urban studies — the various disciplines associated with the study of urban areas, including urban planning, urban economics and urban architecture
- valet service — a cleaning service, in which your clothes are collected for cleaning, from your house or hotel, and returned to you
- vapor tension — vapor pressure.
- variabilities — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- variable star — a star that varies markedly in brightness from time to time.
- varied thrush — a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.
- variety meats — processed meat, such as sausage, or offal
- variety store — a retail store, as a five-and-ten, carrying a large variety of goods, especially low-priced articles.
- vascularities — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
- vegetarianism — the beliefs or practices of a vegetarian.
- vernacularist — someone who uses vernacular speech
- vernis martin — a finish for furniture, invented in France in the 18th century in imitation of Chinese lacquer.
- versification — the act of versifying.
- vestal virgin — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- vide ut supra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see as above
- visual cortex — the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.
- voluntariness — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- walter piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- water biscuit — a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.
- water blister — a blister that contains a clear, serous fluid, as distinguished from a blood blister, in which the fluid contains blood.
- water parsnip — a perennial aquatic plant; Berula erecta
- water soldier — an aquatic plant, Stratiotes aloides, of Europe and NW Asia, having rosettes of large leaves and large three-petalled white flowers: family Hydrocharitaceae
- water spaniel — either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.
- water strider — any of several aquatic bugs of the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs fringed with hairs, enabling the insects to dart about on the surface of the water.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- watercolorist — a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.