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13-letter words containing t, u, d

  • shunt winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in parallel
  • shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
  • shut the door — put up a barrier
  • shutter speed — speed (def 5b).
  • silk industry — the industry that is involved with the breeding of silkworms and the manufacture of the silk they produce into thread and fabric
  • sitting judge — a presiding judge; a judge in office
  • soda fountain — a counter, as in a restaurant or drugstore, at which sodas, ice cream, light meals, etc., are served.
  • sodium borate — borax1 .
  • soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • sound effects — any sounds artificially produced, reproduced from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop; used in plays, films, etc
  • south dakotan — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
  • south dum dum — a city in SE West Bengal state, in E India.
  • south holland — a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
  • south modesto — a town in central California.
  • south shields — a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.
  • south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
  • southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
  • southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
  • southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
  • sports ground — an area of land where sports are played
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • spotted skunk — either of two small, nocturnal skunks of the genus Spilogale, distinguished by a white forehead patch and a luxuriant coat of broken stripes and spots, including S. putorius of temperate North America and S. pygmaea of Mexico.
  • stand accused — If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it.
  • stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
  • standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
  • status indian — a member of any of the numerous indigenous groups registered as Indians under the federal Indian Act, having special rights and privileges and usually living on a reservation.
  • steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
  • stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
  • student grant — a grant of money awarded to somebody to fund their studying at a university or college
  • student nurse — a person who is training to be a nurse at a nursing school or hospital.
  • student union — a building or rooms on a college or university campus, set aside for recreational, social, and governmental activities of the students.
  • stuffed derma — kishke.
  • stuffed dummy — someone who says or does nothing and is generally inanimate and characterless
  • stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
  • subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
  • subindication — the act or process of subindicating
  • subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
  • subject index — alphabetical contents list
  • subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • subsidization — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
  • substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • suicide watch — a system of regular checking on prisoners who seem likely to attempt suicide.
  • suicidologist — someone who studies suicidology
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