12-letter words containing u, n, s
- uncontinuous — uninterrupted in time; without cessation: continuous coughing during the concert.
- unconversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- uncoquettish — not flirtatious
- uncounselled — lacking counsel
- uncourageous — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- undecomposed — not reduced to constituent elements
- undefensible — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- under arrest — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- under canvas — If you are living and sleeping under canvas, you are living and sleeping in a tent.
- under escort — with armed accompaniment
- under orders — If you are under orders to do something, you have been told to do it by someone in authority.
- under-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underclothes — clothes worn under outer clothes.
- underdrawers — an undergarment for the lower part of the body, typically covering at least part of the legs. Compare drawer (def 2).
- underdressed — to clothe oneself less completely or formally than is usual or fitting for the circumstances.
- underexposed — If a photograph is underexposed, it is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to enough light.
- underinsured — to insure for an amount less than the true or replacement value: It's risky to underinsure your home.
- undernourish — to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- underservant — a servant of inferior or subordinate rank.
- underserving — to offer inadequate services or facilities to.
- undersheriff — a sheriff's deputy, especially one on whom the sheriff's duties devolve when the office is vacant.
- undershirted — wearing an undershirt
- undersigneds — being the one or ones whose signature appears at the end of a letter or document: All of the undersigned persons are bound by the contract.
- underskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- underskinker — a subordinate bartender
- undersparred — having spars too small to carry the necessary sail.
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- understaffed — having an insufficient number of personnel: The hospital is understaffed.
- understander — a person who understands
- understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- understocked — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- understratum — a substratum.
- understuffed — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
- undersurface — underside; bottom surface.
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- underzealous — full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- undesecrated — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- undeservedly — according to desert; justly; rightly.
- undesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- undesignedly — in an undesigned manner
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- undigestible — indigestible.
- undiminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- undiscerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- undiscipline — the trait or characteristic of not having discipline