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14-letter words containing u, n, r, e, a, s

  • restaurant car — dining car.
  • restauranteurs — the owner or manager of a restaurant.
  • resultant tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, either lower in pitch than either (differential tone) or higher (summational tone)
  • revenue stream — method of income
  • roman numerals — one of the numerals in the ancient Roman system of notation, still used for certain limited purposes, as in some pagination, dates on buildings, etc. The common basic symbols are I, (=1), V, (=5), X, (=10), L, (=50), C, (=100), D, (=500), and M, (=1000). The Roman numerals for one to nine are: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX. A bar over a letter multiplies it by 1000; thus, X̅ equals 10,000. Integers are written according to these two rules: If a letter is immediately followed by one of equal or lesser value, the two values are added; thus, XX equals 20, XV equals 15, VI equals 6. If a letter is immediately followed by one of greater value, the first is subtracted from the second; thus, IV equals 4, XL equals 40, CM equals 900. Examples: XLVII(=47), CXVI(=116), MCXX(=1120), MCMXIV(=1914). Roman numerals may be written in lowercase letters, though they appear more commonly in capitals.
  • roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
  • russet burbank — a brown-skinned, oblong potato having a mealy flesh with high starch content.
  • russian empire — Russia (def 1).
  • rutting season — a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
  • sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
  • safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
  • sale or return — an arrangement by which a retailer pays only for goods sold, returning those that are unsold to the wholesaler or manufacturer
  • san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
  • sanctus turret — a bell cote holding a Sanctus bell.
  • sansculotterie — the characteristics of sansculottes
  • sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
  • saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
  • scarlet runner — a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.
  • scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
  • scotch furnace — ore hearth.
  • screen capture — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
  • seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
  • secularization — to make secular; separate from religious or spiritual connection or influences; make worldly or unspiritual; imbue with secularism.
  • secure tenancy — the letting of a dwelling by a nonprivate landlord, usually a local council or housing association, under an agreement that allows security of tenure, subletting, improvements made to the property by the tenant without consequent rent increase, and the right to buy the dwelling at a discount after three years' occupancy
  • securitization — the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries
  • self-assurance — self-confidence.
  • self-insurance — insurance of one's property or interests against possible loss by the establishing of a special fund for the purpose instead of seeking coverage with an underwriter.
  • semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
  • semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
  • semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
  • septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
  • serra junipero — Miguel José [mee-gel haw-se] /miˈgɛl hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1713–84, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary to the Indians in California and Mexico.
  • servant church — the attitude or practices of a church whose avowed purpose is to serve the world.
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
  • signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
  • signature tune — theme song (def 2).
  • siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
  • slantendicular — slanting (rather than perpendicular or horizontal)
  • slum clearance — the removal for rehousing, by the state, of those people who previously lived in slum areas, to prepare the area for demolition and rebuilding
  • 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.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
  • 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).
  • southeasterner — a native or inhabitant of the southeast.
  • southern ocean — that part of the Indian Ocean south of Australia
  • southern slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
  • southern stars — the Australian women’s national cricket team
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