13-letter words containing u, n, s, o
- antiochus iii — known as Antiochus the Great. 242–187 bc, king of Syria (223–187), who greatly extended the Seleucid empire but was forced (190) to surrender most of Asia Minor to the Romans
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antiscorbutic — preventing or curing scurvy
- antisudorific — an antiperspirant.
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- arachnivorous — Spider-eating.
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
- arsenous acid — a toxic white powder, As2O3, used to make other arsenic compounds, insecticides, and preservatives; white arsenic
- arteriovenous — of, relating to, or affecting an artery and a vein
- articulations — Plural form of articulation.
- arundinaceous — resembling a reed
- asset account — An asset account is an account that records the assets owned by a company.
- assiduousness — constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
- assumptionist — Augustinian of the Assumption.
- astronautical — of or relating to astronautics or astronauts.
- at a discount — below the regular price
- atrociousness — The state of being atrocious.
- auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
- audaciousness — Risky or daring behaviour.
- augmentations — Plural form of augmentation.
- aum shinrikyo — a syncretistic Japanese cult combining elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, founded by Shoko Asahara in 1986; responsible for a number of murders and in particular a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995
- austin dobson — (Henry) Austin, 1840–1921, English poet, biographer, and essayist.
- authorisation — Alternative spelling of authorization.
- autochthonous — (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed
- autodigestion — (biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- autoresponder — A program that automatically generates a set response to all messages sent to a particular e-mail address.
- autumn crocus — a liliaceous plant, Colchicum autumnale, of Europe and N Africa having pink or purplish autumn flowers
- baba ghanoush — a thick purée of aubergines, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic, originating in North Africa and the Mediterranean
- backgrounders — Plural form of backgrounder.
- bank discount — interest on a loan deducted from the principal amount when the loan is made and based on the loan's face value
- bank of issue — a bank, as a Federal Reserve Bank, empowered by a government to issue currency.
- banking hours — the hours during which a bank is open for business
- banking house — a more formal term for a bank
- barbarousness — The state or quality of being barbarous.
- barosinusitis — aerosinusitis.
- battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
- be nuts about — to be greatly in love with
- beacon status — a ranking awarded by the government to an organization, rendering it eligible for extra funding, and aimed at encouraging organizations to share good practice with each other
- beauteousness — The state or quality of being beauteous.
- bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
- bildungsroman — a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
- bird dismount — Hecht1 (def 1).
- bloody sunday — (in Northern Ireland) 30th January 1972, when British soldiers shot dead thirteen marchers in Londonderry who were protesting against the UK government's policy of internment
- boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
- body and soul — You use body and soul to mean every part of you, including your mind and your emotions.
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.
- bonus eventus — the ancient Roman god of agricultural prosperity.
- boom-and-bust — characteristic of a period of economic prosperity followed by a depression.
- boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope