13-letter words containing u, s, r, d
- index futures — a form of financial futures based on projected movement of a share price index, such as the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Share Index
- indian summer — a period of mild, dry weather, usually accompanied by a hazy atmosphere, occurring usually in late October or early November and following a period of colder weather.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- industrialise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of industrialize.
- industrialism — an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce.
- industrialist — a person who owns or is involved in the management of an industrial enterprise.
- industrialize — to introduce industry into (an area) on a large scale.
- industriously — working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
- industry-wide — from, covering, or affecting an entire industry: industrywide profits.
- inodorousness — the quality of being inodorous
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- inter-assured — to make (a future event) sure; ensure: This contract assures the company's profit this month.
- interindustry — occurring or existing between two or more industries
- introductions — Plural form of introduction.
- judges' rules — (in English law, formerly) a set of rules, not legally binding, governing the behaviour of police towards suspects, as in administering a caution to a person under arrest
- jurisdictions — Plural form of jurisdiction.
- jurisprudence — the science or philosophy of law.
- knuckleduster — A metal guard worn over the knuckles in fighting to increase the effect of blows.
- kuril islands — a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)
- lepidopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Lepidoptera, an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that in the adult state have four membranous wings more or less covered with small scales.
- liquid storax — a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- lord's supper — the, the sacrament in commemoration of the Last Supper; communion; Mass; Eucharist.
- loss adjuster — A loss adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money should be paid to a person making a claim.
- ludicrousness — The state or quality of being ludicrous.
- madeira sauce — a savoury sauce made with Madeira wine and served with meat
- mass murderer — A mass murderer is someone who deliberately kills a large number of people illegally.
- mcmurdo sound — an inlet of Ross Sea, in Antarctica, N of Victoria Land.
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
- middle course — an option or alternative between more extreme alternatives
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- midsummer day — the saint's day of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24, being one of the four quarter days in England.
- midsummer eve — the evening preceding Midsummer Day: formerly believed to be a time when witches and other supernatural beings caused widespread mischief.
- midterm blues — the tendency of electorate to grow disillusioned with government around halfway through its term of office
- milk products — dairy produce, items made with milk
- misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
- misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
- misattributed — Simple past tense and past participle of misattribute.
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- misdemeanours — Plural form of misdemeanour.
- mispronounced — Said wrongly.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.
- monosaturated — (organic chemistry, of a glyceride) Having one saturated fatty acid.
- mud wrestling — sport: physical combat in mud
- mud-wrestling — wrestling in an enclosure with a floor or base of wet mud, staged as a public display and competitive event.
- multigravidas — Plural form of multigravida.
- multiindustry — Of or pertaining to more than one industry.
- multistandard — able to process signals from several different systems