13-letter words containing u, n, s, a, t
- sustentaculum — an organ or part that gives support
- sweep account — Finance. a checking account from which money in excess of a specified amount is automatically transferred to another account or to an investment that earns a higher rate of return.
- sweet-natured — having a pleasant temperament and a gentle nature
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- tautochronous — having the character of a tautochrone
- tenaciousness — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- that's enough — You say 'that's enough' to tell someone, especially a child, to stop behaving in a silly, noisy, or unpleasant way.
- the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
- thousand days — the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).
- thousand oaks — a town in S California.
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- to run a risk — If you run the risk of doing or experiencing something undesirable, you do something knowing that the undesirable thing might happen as a result.
- toss and turn — If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
- trained nurse — graduate nurse.
- transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- transcaucasia — a region in SE Europe, S of the Caucasus Mountains, between the Black and Caspian seas: constituted a republic 1922–36 (Transcauca·sian So·cialist Fed·erated So·viet Repub·lic) area now includes the republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
- transcultural — across all cultures of the world
- transfusional — of or relating to transfusion
- transfusively — in a transfusive manner
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- transmountain — across or through a mountain or mountains
- transmutation — the act or process of transmuting.
- transmutative — the act or process of transmuting.
- traumatonasty — a nastic movement in response to an injury
- treasure hunt — a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using written directions or clues.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- treasury note — a note or bill issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, receivable as legal tender for all debts except as otherwise expressly provided.
- tributariness — the state of being tributary
- trust account — an account of property established with a trust company by a grantor, for distribution during or after the grantor's lifetime.
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- tseng kuo-fan — 1811–72, Chinese general and statesman.
- tungsten lamp — an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.
- tungstic acid — a hydrate of tungsten trioxide, H 2 WO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used in the manufacture of tungsten-lamp filaments.
- turban squash — a turban-shaped variety of winter squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis.
- tussiculation — a hacking cough.
- tyrannosaurus — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Tyrannosaurus, common in North America in upper Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
- unadventurous — inclined or willing to engage in adventures; enjoying adventures.
- unambitiously — in an unambitious manner
- unascertained — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- unassertively — in an unassertive manner
- unassimilated — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- uncertainness — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- unconsecrated — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.