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13-letter words containing u, n, s, h, o, t

  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shoot the sun — to measure the altitude of the sun in order to determine latitude
  • short account — the account of a short seller.
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
  • south african — of southern Africa.
  • south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
  • south dakotan — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
  • south holland — a province in the SW Netherlands. 1086 sq. mi. (2810 sq. km). Capital: The Hague.
  • south houston — a town in S Texas.
  • south nahanni — a river in the SW Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing SE from near the Yukon border to the Liard River. 336 miles (540 km) long.
  • south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
  • south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
  • south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.
  • south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
  • southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
  • southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
  • station house — a police station or fire station.
  • stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
  • subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
  • sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
  • tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
  • tautochronous — having the character of a tautochrone
  • 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 conscious — that part of one's mental activity of which one is fully aware at any given time
  • 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.
  • through stone — perpend1 .
  • thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
  • thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
  • toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
  • trinity house — an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast
  • trout fishing — angling to catch trout
  • turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
  • under the sod — dead and buried
  • unsmotherable — unquenchable
  • untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
  • unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • within bounds — not beyond limits
  • xanthochroous — light-skinned and fair-haired
  • zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.
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