11-letter words containing u, s, n, e
- 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
- spinel ruby — ruby spinel.
- spiniferous — (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- splendorous — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- sporogenous — of or relating to spores or spore production.
- springhouse — a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
- spruce pine — a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
- squall line — a line or extended narrow region within which squalls or thunderstorms occur, often several hundred miles long.
- square inch — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. 2 , sq. in. Abbreviation: in.
- square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
- squarsonage — the residence of a squarson
- squattiness — the condition or quality of being squat
- squeakingly — in a squeaking manner
- squint-eyed — affected with or characterized by strabismus.
- squirreling — any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
- squishiness — soft and wet: The ground was squishy from the rain.
- 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.
- struggle on — If you struggle on, you continue doing something rather than stopping, even though it is difficult.
- student's t — a statistic often used to test the hypothesis that a random sample of normally distributed observations has a given mean, μ; given by t = (̄x–μ) √n/s where ̄x is the mean of the sample, s is its standard deviation, and n is the size of the sample
- studentship — the state or condition of being a student.
- stunt flier — someone who performs stunts in an aeroplane, such as special turns, etc, in the air
- suasiveness — persuasiveness
- sub-economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- sub-heading — a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.