14-letter words containing u, i, n, t, a, e
- self-valuation — an estimated value or worth.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semiautonomous — partially self-governing, especially with reference to internal affairs.
- sensualization — to render sensual.
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- signature tune — theme song (def 2).
- silent auction — an auction at which previously submitted written bids of prospective buyers are opened and compared, with each item being sold to the highest bidder.
- simultaneously — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
- slide mountain — a mountain in SE New York: highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. 4204 feet (1280 meters).
- sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
- somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- stage business — business (def 10).
- standard issue — something, such as a rifle, included as standard with military equipment
- state function — a thermodynamic quantity that has definite values for given states of a system, such as entropy, enthalpy, free energy, etc
- stone mountain — a massive, dome-shaped granite outcrop in NW Georgia, near Atlanta: sculptures of Confederate heroes: 825 feet (252 meters) high.
- straighten out — make straighter
- string quartet — a musical composition, usually in three or four movements, for four stringed instruments, typically two violins, viola, and cello.
- stuffed animal — soft toy
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subaggregation — a subtotalling
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
- subminiaturize — to design or manufacture (equipment, especially electronic equipment) of a greatly reduced scale.
- substantialize — to make or become substantial or actual
- substantiative — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substantivized — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
- sunshine state — Florida (used as a nickname).
- super-rational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
- superannuation — the act of superannuating.
- superelevation — bank1 (def 6).
- supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
- superessential — beyond or above essence; transcending being
- superimportant — extremely important
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- superovulation — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.