13-letter words containing u, p, a, s
- speaking tube — a tube for conveying the voice over a somewhat limited distance, as from one part of a building or ship to another.
- spectacularly — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- speculatively — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
- spenta mainyu — the good and creative spirit that is the offspring of Ahura Mazda.
- spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
- sperry univac — (company) One of the divisions of Sperry Corporation at the time that company merged with the Burroughs Corporation to form Unisys Corporation.
- sphagnicolous — growing in moss
- sphagnum moss — Botany
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
- spontaneously — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
- spruce sawfly — any of several sawflies of the family Diprionidae, especially Diprion hercyniae (European spruce sawfly) the larvae of which feed on the foliage of spruce.
- spurge family — the large plant family Euphorbiaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having milky juice, simple alternate leaves or no leaves, usually petalless flowers often with showy bracts, and capsular fruit, and including cassava, croton, crown-of-thorns, poinsettia, snow-on-the-mountain, spurge, and the plants that produce castor oil, rubber, and tung oil.
- spurge laurel — a European thymelaeaceous evergreen shrub, Daphne laureola, with glossy leaves and small green flowers
- square splice — a scarf joint between two pieces, having the form of a half-lap joint with a thicker and a thinner section for each piece, the thicker one being at the end: used to resist tension.
- squared paper — graph paper with a pattern of squares formed by lines crossing at right angles.
- squash player — a person who plays squash
- stand up with — to act as a wedding attendant to
- standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
- status report — statement or update
- steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
- stenopetalous — having narrow petals.
- stirrup pants — close-fitting pants with a stirruplike strap, at the end of each leg, to be positioned under the arch of the foot
- stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
- straighten up — stand straighter
- streptocarpus — any of various plants belonging to the genus Streptocarpus, of the gesneria family, native to Africa and Asia, having showy white, pink, or purplish flowers and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- sub-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- subappearance — a slight appearance
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subepithelial — any animal tissue that covers a surface, or lines a cavity or the like, and that, in addition, performs any of various secretory, transporting, or regulatory functions.
- submarine pen — a bunker that prevents submarines from bombs
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subpopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- subspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- subspeciality — a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- subspecialize — to specialize in a particular area of expertise within a specialism
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- sulfapyridine — a sulfanilamide derivative, C 1 1 H 1 1 N 3 O 2 S, formerly used for infections caused by pneumococci, now used primarily for a particular dermatitis.
- sulfate paper — paper made from sulfate pulp.
- sulfite paper — paper made from sulfite pulp.
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- sumptuary law — a law regulating personal habits that offend the moral or religious beliefs of the community.
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- sunray pleats — bias-cut knife pleats that are narrower at the top than at the bottom, producing a flared effect, used esp for skirts
- super tuesday — the Tuesday, typically in March, on which party members in over 20 states vote in primary elections to select their party's presidential candidate
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.