13-letter words containing u, n, s, e, t
- street number — the number on a street of a particular building or address
- street urchin — a child who spends or appears to spend a lot of time roaming the streets
- strenuousness — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- string-puller — a person who uses his or her influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
- student grant — a grant of money awarded to somebody to fund their studying at a university or college
- student nurse — a person who is training to be a nurse at a nursing school or hospital.
- student union — a building or rooms on a college or university campus, set aside for recreational, social, and governmental activities of the students.
- sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- sub-questions — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcollection — the act of collecting.
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subject index — alphabetical contents list
- subjectifying — to make subjective.
- sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
- sublieutenant — British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subsequent to — after, following
- subserviently — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- substanceless — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substantively — a noun.
- substantivize — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
- subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
- successionist — a person who advocates a succession (of an office, throne, title etc), esp in ecclesiology, the apostolic succession
- suction valve — a nonreturn valve in a pump suction to prevent the pump draining or depriming when not in service
- suffrutescent — partially or slightly woody; subshrubby.
- suggestionism — the art of hypnotic suggestion
- suggestionist — a practitioner of suggestionism
- suggestionize — to treat or influence by the power of suggestion
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- sunray pleats — bias-cut knife pleats that are narrower at the top than at the bottom, producing a flared effect, used esp for skirts
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- sunset clause — time limit written into a law
- sunspot cycle — the cycle, averaging in duration slightly more than 11 years, in which the frequency of sunspots varies from a maximum to a minimum and back to a maximum again.
- super-intense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- super-tension — the act of stretching or straining.
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superannuated — retired because of age or infirmity.
- superdominant — submediant.
- superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.