14-letter words containing u, m, e, a
- unhandsomeness — unattractiveness
- unidimensional — one-dimensional.
- universal beam — a broad-flanged rolled steel joist suitable for a stanchion (axial load) or beam (bending load)
- universal mill — a rolling mill having both horizontal and vertical rolls.
- universal time — (time, standard) (UT) The mean solar time along the prime meridian (0 longitude) that runs through the Greenwich Observatory outside of London, UK, where the current system originated. UT is tied to the rotation of the Earth in respect to the fictitious "mean Sun". There are three separate definitions, UT0, UT1, and UT2, depending on which corrections have been applied to the Earth's motion. Coordinated Universal Time is kept within 0.9 seconds of UT1, by addition of leap seconds to International Atomic Time.
- unmaintainable — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- unmalleability — an unmalleable state or condition
- unmaneuverable — capable of being steered or directed; easy to maneuver: The polyethylene craft remains as durable and maneuverable as any conventional high-performance kayak.
- unmanufactured — (of a product, commodity, etc) not manufactured
- unmarriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- unmaterialised — not materialised
- unmaterialized — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- unmathematical — not characterized by or using the precision of mathematics; inexact; imprecise
- unmatriculated — (of a student) not enrolled in a college, university, or similar institution
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unmerchantable — (of goods) not suitable for trading
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- unpremeditable — capable of being premeditated
- unpremeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- unremunerative — not rewarding or paying for work or service, etc
- unromanticized — not romantic
- unsectarianism — the state or quality of being unsectarian
- unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- unsystematical — unsystematic
- unsystematized — not systematized or arranged in a system
- untransmutable — intransmutable
- up to the mark — acceptably good
- uranium series — the radioactive series that starts with uranium 238 and ends with a stable isotope of lead of mass number 206.
- Ústí nad labem — a port in the Czech Republic, on the Elbe River: textile and chemical industries. Pop: 95 000 (2005 est)
- vacuum cleaner — an electrical appliance for cleaning carpets, floors, etc., by suction.
- vacuum residue — Vacuum residue is the substance which is obtained by vacuum distillation (= a process of separating substances by reducing pressure to less than atmospheric pressure).
- value judgment — an estimate, usually subjective, of the worth, quality, goodness, evil, etc., of something or someone.
- vanadium steel — an alloy steel containing vanadium.
- venetian sumac — smoke tree (def 2).
- virtual memory — a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.
- volumetrically — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- volunteer army — a military force composed entirely of enlistees.
- vowel mutation — umlaut (def 2).
- water measurer — a slender heteropterous bug, Hydrometra stagnorum, that has a greatly elongated head and is found on still or sluggish water where it preys on water fleas, mosquito larvae, etc
- well-modulated — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- woman suffrage — the right of women to vote; female suffrage.
- xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division
- xiphihumeralis — a long pectoral muscle found only in felines
- young marrieds — young married people
- yttrium metals — a series of closely related metals including yttrium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, and sometimes, terbium, gadolinium, and dysprosium
- zonal geranium — a widely cultivated plant, Pelargonium hortorum, having white, pink, or red flowers and rounded leaves that are sometimes banded or blotched with contrasting colors.