15-letter words containing u, n, s
- (out) on strike — striking
- 8 queens puzzle — eight queens puzzle
- a moot question — something having no practical relevance; an academic question
- a small fortune — a very high price or cost
- above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
- absence seizure — petit mal.
- abstentiousness — The state or quality of being abstentious.
- abstract number — a number that does not designate the quantity of any particular kind of thing.
- acanthus family — the plant family Acanthaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, clusters of tubular bracted flowers, and seeds sometimes dispersed by exploding fruit, including the acanthus, caricature, and shrimp plant.
- accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
- accountableness — the condition of being answerable or accountable
- accrued expense — an expense incurred but not yet paid, as accrued interest on notes payable.
- acoustic screen — a fabric-covered, double-sided screen used in open areas such as offices to absorb noise
- acquisitiveness — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- acrimoniousness — The quality of being resentful or cynical.
- actinium series — a radioactive decay series that starts with uranium-235 and ends with lead-207
- adrenaline rush — a feeling of excitement, stimulation and enhanced physical ability produced when the body secretes large amounts of adrenaline in response to a sudden perceived or induced stress situation
- adventuresomely — In an adventuresome manner.
- adventurousness — the quality of being adventurous
- agranulocytosis — a serious and sometimes fatal illness characterized by a marked reduction of leucocytes, usually caused by hypersensitivity to certain drugs
- agribusinessman — a person who engages in agribusiness
- agro-industrial — the large-scale production, processing, and packaging of food using modern equipment and methods.
- agulhas current — a fast, warm ocean current flowing southwest along the SE coast of Africa
- akinetic mutism — a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.
- alan f. shugart — (person) The man who founded Shugart Associates and later co-founded Seagate Technology. Alan Shugart left Shugart Associates in 1974 [did he quit or was he fired?] and took a break from the disk-drive business. In 1979, he and Finis Conner founded a new company that at first was called Shugart Technology and later Seagate Technology.
- albemarle sound — an inlet of the Atlantic in NE North Carolina. Length: about 96 km (60 miles)
- albertus magnus — Saint. original name Albert, Count von Böllstadt. ?1193–1280, German scholastic philosopher; teacher of Thomas Aquinas and commentator on Aristotle. Feast day: Nov 15
- alexandroupolis — a port in NE Greece, in W Thrace. Pop: 52 720 (2001 est)
- all of a sudden — If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
- allemande sauce — a velouté thickened and enriched with egg yolk.
- altai mountains — a mountain system of central Asia, in W Mongolia, W China, and S Russia. Highest peak: Belukha, 4506 m (14 783 ft)
- aluminosilicate — a silicate in which some of the silicon in the tetrahedral unit SiO4 has been replaced by aluminium
- ambulance nurse — a nurse who works as part of an ambulance crew
- analogous color — Art. any one of a group of related colors that are near each other on the color wheel, a circular chart that shows gradations of color: Red, orange, and yellow are analogous colors. Compare complementary color (def 1a).
- andromonoecious — (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
- aneroid capsule — a box or chamber of thin metal, partially exhausted of air, used in the aneroid barometer and pressure altimeter.
- anfractuosities — Plural form of anfractuosity.
- angel's-trumpet — any of several plants belonging to the genera Brugmansia and Datura, of the nightshade family, having large, trumpet-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- angular measure — the units used to measure angles. Compare angle1 (def 1c).
- angustirostrate — having a narrow, beak-like part
- anne hutchinson — Anne Marbury [mahr-buh-ree] /ˈmɑr bə ri/ (Show IPA), 1591–1643, American religious liberal, born in England: banished from Massachusetts 1637.
- anne of austria — 1601–66, wife of Louis XIII of France and daughter of Philip III of Spain: regent of France (1643–61) for her son Louis XIV
- annular eclipse — an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not cover the entire disc of the sun, so that a ring of sunlight surrounds the shadow of the moon
- annus mirabilis — a year of wonders, catastrophes, or other notable events
- anthony burgess — Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
- anthropophagous — Who practices anthropophagy.
- anti-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- anti-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- anti-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- anti-puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
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