15-letter words containing t, u, g
- stamping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- star of courage — a Canadian award for bravery
- steamed pudding — a traditional pudding containing fat, sugar, eggs, flour, and other ingredients, which is steamed
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- stomping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- structural gene — cistron.
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- sturm und drang — a style or movement of German literature of the latter half of the 18th century: characterized chiefly by impetuosity of manner, exaltation of individual sensibility and intuitive perception, opposition to established forms of society and thought, and extreme nationalism.
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- subject catalog — a catalog having entries listed by subject only.
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
- suborganization — an organization within a larger organization
- sulfiting agent — sulfite (def 2).
- summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
- supergiant star — Astronomy. an exceptionally luminous star whose diameter is more than 100 times that of the sun, as Betelgeuse or Antares.
- supergovernment — a centralized organization formed by a group of governments to enforce justice or maintain peace.
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- surge protector — a small device to protect a computer, telephone, television set, or the like from damage by high-voltage electrical surges.
- surgical spirit — Surgical spirit is a liquid which is used to clean wounds or surgical instruments. It consists mainly of alcohol.
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
- swimming trunks — men's swimsuit shorts
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- syntax language — a metalanguage used to refer to the grammatical or other formal features of an object language.
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- take the plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
- target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
- target language — the language into which a text is to be translated from another language. Compare source language (def 1).
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority in a dispute
- the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- the underground — an electric passenger railway operated in underground tunnels
- the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
- thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
- thought process — thinking, train of thought
- thought reading — mind reading.
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- through traffic — traffic which continues on a road or highway rather than crossing onto a different road
- tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- to get mixed up — if you get mixed up, you get confused about something
- to good purpose — with a good result or effect; advantageously
- to jump the gun — If you jump the gun, you do something before everyone else or before the proper or right time.
- to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
- tongue in cheek — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- tongue-in-cheek — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic