14-letter words containing u, p, s
- ruby-tail wasp — any of various brightly coloured wasps of the family Chrysididae, having a metallic sheen, which parasitize bees and other solitary wasps
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- run up against — If you run up against problems, you suddenly begin to experience them.
- runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
- russian empire — Russia (def 1).
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
- sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
- saphenous vein — either of two large veins near the surface of the foot, leg, and thigh, one on the inner side and the other on the outer and posterior sides.
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- sauve qui peut — a state of panic or disorder; rout
- scalar product — inner product (def 1).
- scaphocephalus — a condition in which the length of the skull significantly exceeds its breadth
- scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- schizophyceous — belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scrape through — only just succeed
- screen capture — Also called screen capture. a copy or image of what is seen on a computer screen at a given time: Save the screenshot as a graphics file.
- self-composure — calmness and self-possession
- self-publicist — someone who is skilled at promoting him or herself
- self-published — published independently by the author: self-published books.
- semper paratus — always prepared
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- serra junipero — Miguel José [mee-gel haw-se] /miˈgɛl hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1713–84, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary to the Indians in California and Mexico.
- sesquipedalian — given to using long words.
- sesquipedalism — given to using long words.
- sesquipedality — given to using long words.
- sesquisulphide — a sulphide containing three sulphur atoms to two of some other element
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- sheep's fescue — a temperate perennial tufted grass, Festuca ovina, with narrow inwardly rolled leaves
- shopping hours — the times during which shops are open
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- sicstus prolog — A Prolog from the SICS (Swedish Inst of Comp Sci). E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: [email protected]
- siege perilous — a vacant seat at the Round Table that could be filled only by the predestined finder of the Holy Grail and was fatal to pretenders.
- simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
- simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
- single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- skull practice — a meeting for the purpose of discussion, exchange of ideas, solving problems, etc.
- slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
- snap out of it — return quickly to normal
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- sock suspender — garter (def 1).
- soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.