11-letter words containing u, s, e, n, t
- sempiternum — a type of durable woollen fabric popular in the 17th century
- senectitude — the last stage of life; old age.
- sense datum — Also called sensum. Psychology. the basic unit of an experience resulting from the stimulation of a sense organ; a stimulus or an object of perception or sensation.
- sententious — abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- sentry duty — the duty of serving as a sentry
- septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.
- sequestrant — any substance used to bring about sequestration, often by chelation. They are used in horticulture to counteract lime in the soil
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- sertularian — a type of hydroid that forms stiff, feathery colonies in which the cups holding the zooids are sessile.
- shine up to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- shower unit — fitted shower
- singulative — a grammatical form or construction that expresses a singular entity or indicates that an individual is singled out from a group, especially as opposed to a collective noun, as snowflake as opposed to snow.
- sleuthhound — a bloodhound.
- sojournment — the state of sojourning
- sound stage — a large, soundproof studio used for filming motion pictures.
- soup tureen — a large bowl with a lid, from which soup is served at the table
- south devon — a breed of large red cattle originally from South Devon
- south ogden — a town in N Utah.
- south yemen — Yemen (def 3).
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- southernize — to make or become southern
- southlander — a person from the south
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- squattiness — the condition or quality of being squat
- squint-eyed — affected with or characterized by strabismus.
- st. laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
- st. quentin — a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
- staff nurse — nurse who works on a ward
- stan laurel — Stan (Arthur Stanley Jefferson) 1890–1965, U.S. motion-picture actor and comedian, born in England.
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- staunchless — not able to be stanched
- staunchness — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stentorious — stentorian.
- sternutator — a chemical agent causing nose irritation, coughing, etc.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- stone fruit — a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or plum; drupe.
- stonecutter — a person who cuts or carves stone.
- stoneground — (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- stramineous — of or resembling straw.
- strangulate — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
- strengthful — full of strength, strong
- strenuosity — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- strenuously — characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- strike fund — an amount of money reserved by a union to make payments to striking works should a strike occur
- strikebound — closed by a strike: a strikebound factory.