0%

15-letter words containing u, n, i, t, e, s

  • fallopian tubes — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
  • fauntleroy suit — a formal outfit for a boy composed of a hip-length jacket and knee-length pants, often in black velvet, and a wide, lacy collar and cuffs, usually worn with a broad sash at the waist and sometimes a large, loose bow at the neck, popular in the late 19th century.
  • fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
  • fleet insurance — Fleet insurance is a type of insurance contract that applies to a number of vehicles.
  • flirtatiousness — The quality of being flirtatious.
  • flying buttress — a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the thrust into a vertical one.
  • food insecurity — an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
  • formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
  • fountains abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey near Ripon in Yorkshire: founded 1132, dissolved 1539; landscaped 1720
  • fourteen points — a statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by President Wilson on January 8, 1918.
  • fourteen-points — a statement of the war aims of the Allies, made by President Wilson on January 8, 1918.
  • francis turbine — a water turbine designed to produce high flow from a low head of pressure: used esp in hydroelectric power generation
  • free university — a school run informally by and for college students, organized to offer courses and approaches not usually offered in a college curriculum.
  • functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • fundamentalists — Plural form of fundamentalist.
  • furniture store — shop: sells furnishings
  • future interest — an interest in personal or real property, the possession and enjoyment of which is to commence at a later date.
  • general studies — a school subject that includes a variety of skills and topics (such as comprehension, and current affairs, which may complement the study of A-levels in specific subjects)
  • giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
  • giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
  • gift of tongues — speaking in tongues.
  • gigantopithecus — a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived.
  • gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
  • gluteus minimus — the innermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the abduction and rotation of the thigh.
  • gnu mirror site — GNU archive site
  • green mountains — a mountain range in E North America, extending from Canada through Vermont into W Massachusetts: part of the Appalachian system. Highest peak: Mount Mansfield, 1338 m (4393 ft)
  • griqualand east — a former district in S South Africa, SW of Natal.
  • griqualand west — a former district in S South Africa, N of the Orange River and W of the Orange Free State: diamonds found 1867.
  • ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
  • guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
  • heat exhaustion — a condition characterized by faintness, rapid pulse, nausea, profuse sweating, cool skin, and collapse, caused by prolonged exposure to heat accompanied by loss of adequate fluid and salt from the body.
  • high resolution — a great amount of detail visible in a photographic, TV, or video image
  • high-resolution — having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
  • hip measurement — a measurement around the hips at the level of the buttocks used in clothing and assessing general health
  • honeymoon suite — a luxurious suite in a hotel designed for honeymooners
  • housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
  • housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
  • housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
  • human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
  • huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
  • i don't suppose — You can say 'I don't suppose' as a way of introducing a polite request.
  • ignition source — An ignition source is a process or event which can cause a fire or explosion.
  • illustriousness — The state of being illustrious.
  • immensurability — The quality of being immensurable.
  • immunoadsorbent — immunosorbent.
  • immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
  • immunoreactions — Plural form of immunoreaction.
  • importunateness — Quality of being importunate.
  • impulse turbine — a turbine moved by free jets of fluid striking the blades of the rotor together with the axial flow of fluid through the rotor.
  • in difficulties — in distress, esp. financially
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?