11-letter words containing u, s, t, l, a
- sudetenland — a mountainous region in the N Czech Republic, including the Sudeten and the Erzgebirge: annexed by Germany 1938; returned to Czechoslovakia 1945.
- suitability — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- sulfonation — the process of attaching the sulfonic acid group, –SO 3 H, directly to carbon in an organic compound.
- sulfuration — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur, the fumes of burning sulfur, etc.
- sulphurator — an apparatus used in treating anything with sulphur or sulphur fumes, such as in fumigating
- summability — the quality of being summable
- summersault — to perform a somersault.
- superaltern — a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
- superlative — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
- supplanting — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- supplicavit — a mandatory writ formerly issued from the King's Bench or Court of Chancery
- supportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- supracostal — above the rib
- surrebuttal — the giving of evidence to meet a defendant's rebuttal.
- surveillant — exercising surveillance.
- survivalist — a person who makes preparations to survive a widespread catastrophe, as an atomic war or anarchy, especially by storing food and weapons in a safe place.
- suspectable — that could be suspected
- sustainable — capable of being supported or upheld, as by having its weight borne from below.
- sustainably — in a way that allows for continual use of a natural resource without depleting it or causing environmental damage: sustainably grown coffee.
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- syndactylus — a person having united or webbed fingers or toes.
- table sugar — granulated white sugar.
- tabula rasa — a mind not yet affected by experiences, impressions, etc.
- tabularised — to tabulate.
- tactfulness — having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
- tautologism — the use of tautology.
- tautologous — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
- teaspoonful — the amount a teaspoon can hold.
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- testiculate — shaped like a testis.
- the surreal — the atmosphere or qualities evoked by surrealism
- thiosulfate — a salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
- thrasybulus — died c389 b.c, Athenian patriot and general.
- thumb glass — a drinking glass having external indentations to allow it to be firmly grasped.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- tongue-lash — to reprimand severely; scold
- touristical — of, relating to, or typical of tourists or tourism: She embarked on her itinerary with high touristic fervor.
- translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- translunary — situated beyond or above the moon; superlunary.
- transsexual — a person having a strong desire to assume the physical characteristics and gender role of the opposite sex.
- travelogues — a lecture, slide show, or motion picture describing travels.
- treasurable — wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- tricuspidal — having three cusps
- tripetalous — having three petals.
- trisepalous — having three sepals.
- trobar clus — a complex and obscure style of writing adopted by some 12th-century Provençal poets.
- tunableness — the quality of being melodious or tuneful
- turn signal — A car's turn signals are the flashing lights that tell you it is going to turn left or right.
- turntablist — a DJ who is skilled in using turntables to obtain distinctive effects from records
- ultra vires — beyond the legal power or authority of a person, corporation, agent, etc