12-letter words containing u, y, s
- unmeasurably — of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens.
- unmistakably — not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unobservedly — without having been observed; in an unobserved manner
- unpleasantry — an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
- unpleasingly — in an unpleasing manner
- unpunishably — in an unpunishable manner
- unreasonably — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- unreservedly — not restricted; without reservation; full; entire; unqualified: unreserved approval.
- unsatisfying — lacking in sth
- unsearchably — in an unsearchable manner
- unseasonably — not seasonable; being out of season; unseasonal: unseasonable weather.
- unsettlingly — in an unsettling or worrying manner
- unstationary — standing still; not moving.
- unstatutably — in an unstatutable manner
- unstintingly — to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money.
- unswervingly — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- unsyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- unsystematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- unvirtuously — in an unvirtuous manner; not virtuously; without virtue
- uproariously — characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.
- ureterostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the ureter through the abdominal wall or the flanks, permitting the passage of urine.
- urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
- urethrostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the urethra through the perineum, permitting the passage of urine.
- use immunity — a type of immunity guaranteeing that the testimony of the witness will not be used as evidence against him or her in court, although he or she can still be prosecuted on evidence of others.
- usufructuary — of, relating to, or of the nature of usufruct.
- value system — moral code, ethos
- vascular ray — a radiate band of parenchyma in the secondary xylem extending into the secondary phloem of the stems of certain vascular plants, formed by the cambium and serving for the storage of food and the conduction of nutriments.
- very much so — The expression very much so is an emphatic way of answering 'yes' to something or saying that it is true or correct.
- vesicularity — the quality or state of being vesicular
- victoriously — having achieved a victory; conquering; triumphant: our victorious army.
- villainously — having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
- vociferously — crying out noisily; clamorous.
- voluminously — forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes: a voluminous edition.
- voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).
- voluptuosity — full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.
- water supply — the supply of purified water available to a community.
- whiskey sour — a cocktail made with whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar.
- worshipfully — In a worshipful manner; reverentially.
- xylobalsamum — the dried, fragrant wood of the Balsamodendron gileadense that produces resin known as Balm of Gilead
- yamoussoukro — a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence 1960. 127,520 sq. mi. (330,275 sq. km). Capital: Abidjan.
- young fustic — fustet (def 2).
- youngberries — Plural form of youngberry.
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain
- your-majesty — regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.
- youth hostel — hostel (def 1).
- youthfulness — characterized by youth; young.
- yuan shi kai — 1859–1916, Chinese general and statesman: first president (1912–16) of the Chinese republic
- yukawa meson — a hypothetical elementary particle with finite rest mass, whose exchange between nucleons would account for the strong short-range forces between nucleons: subsequently identified as the pion.