12-letter words containing u, n, m
- requirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- resubmission — Law. an agreement between parties involved in a dispute, to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators.
- return match — sport: second game between same teams
- returned man — a member of the armed forces discharged in Canada after service overseas.
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner
- rumor-monger — a person given to spreading rumors, often maliciously.
- run commands — (operating system) The expansion of the file name suffix, "rc", common to many Unix configuration files, e.g. .newsrc, .cshrc, .twmrc, elmrc, etc. Always abbreviated to /R C/ when spoken. Note, "rc" is not a typical filename extension as it doesn't start with a dot. The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in CTSS called "runcom".
- run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
- running jump — a jump made after running a short distance
- running mate — a candidate for an office linked with another and more important office, as for the vice-presidency.
- running room — the space between a racer and the nearby competitors in a running race, especially enough to run and maneuver as desired.
- running time — Movies. the length or duration, usually expressed in minutes, of a feature film: The running time of the average film is 90–100 minutes.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- salmon trout — a European trout, Salmo trutta.
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- schuman plan — the plan for establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, proposed by Robert Schuman, French political leader, in 1950.
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- see the menu — When a customer asks to see the menu, they ask you to bring them a copy of the menu.
- semiannually — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
- seminivorous — feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- shame on you — expressing disapproval
- short column — a column whose relative dimensions ensure that when it is overloaded it fails by crushing, rather than buckling
- show jumping — sport: horseriding event
- sigismund ii — called Sigismund Augustus. 1520–72, king of Poland (1548–72), who united Poland, Lithuania, and their dependencies by the Union of Lublin (1569)
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- sinus iridum — (Bay of Rainbows) a semicircular dark plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon.
- situationism — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- smooth hound — a smooth dogfish, especially Mustelus mustelus, inhabiting waters along the coast of Europe.
- somnambulant — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulism — sleepwalking.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- somniloquism — sleep-talking
- somniloquize — to talk in one's sleep
- sound camera — a motion-picture camera that is capable of photographing silently at the normal speed of 24 fps and operating in synchronization with separate audio recording equipment.
- sound system — equipment for playing music