10-letter words containing u, n, s, i, e
- sound line — a line fastened to a harpoon and carried down into the water by a whale when sounding
- soundalike — a person or thing that sounds like another, especially a better known or more famous prototype: a whole spate of Elvis Presley soundalikes.
- sourdeline — a type of bagpipe
- souterrain — a subterranean passage or structure; grotto.
- spelunking — to explore caves, especially as a hobby.
- spinaceous — pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- spinnerule — part of the spinneret of a spider
- spunkiness — plucky; spirited.
- spur veins — the veins of a horse that can be damaged by a rider's spurs
- sputtering — the act or sound of sputtering.
- square tin — a medium-sized loaf having a crusty top, baked in a tin with a square base
- squelching — to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
- squinteyed — squinting
- squireling — a landowner of a small estate.
- staudinger — Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1881–1965, German chemist: Nobel prize 1953.
- stettinius — Edward Reilley [rahy-lee] /ˈraɪ li/ (Show IPA), 1900–49, U.S. industrialist: secretary of state 1944–45.
- stuffiness — close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
- stunt kite — a kite held by two hands and having two lines
- stupefying — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- stupidness — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- sturdiness — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- subcabinet — a group of advisers ranking below the cabinet level, chosen by a chief executive usually from members of the various executive departments.
- subceiling — a ceiling placed on a subdivision of a category; a sublimit
- subheading — a subordinate division of a title or heading.
- subjecting — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subjection — the act of subjecting.
- subjoinder — something subjoined, as an additional comment.
- sublicense — a license or contract granted to a third party by a licensee for specified rights or uses of a product, brand name, logo, etc.
- submariner — a member of the crew of a submarine.
- submarines — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submediant — the sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic.
- submersion — to submerge.
- subnitrate — a basic salt of nitric acid.
- suboceanic — occurring or existing below the floor of the ocean: suboceanic oil.
- subphrenic — underneath the diaphragm
- subpontine — of or relating to the Pontine Marshes.
- subreption — Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def 1).
- subroutine — an instruction sequence in a machine or assembly language program that can be prewritten and referred to as often as needed. Compare procedure (def 4a).
- subscience — a science or field of study within another field of science or study
- subsection — a part or division of a section.
- subsidence — to sink to a low or lower level.
- subsistent — subsisting, existing, or continuing in existence.
- subterrain — a cave or subterranean room.
- subvention — a grant of money, as by a government or some other authority, in aid or support of some institution or undertaking, especially in connection with science or the arts.
- subversion — an act or instance of subverting.
- succeeding — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- succession — the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession.
- sufficient — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
- suffisance — a sufficiency, a sufficient or abundant quantity or supply
- sugar pine — a tall pine, Pinus lambertiana, of California, Oregon, etc., having cones 20 inches (51 cm) long.