12-letter words containing su
- subparagraph — a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
- subprincipal — an assistant or deputy principal.
- subquarterly — as one of the quarterings of a grand quarter: a coat of arms borne subquarterly.
- subreference — a secondary reference
- subsatellite — a satellite designed to be released into orbit from another spacecraft.
- subsaturated — soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
- subscribable — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- subscriptive — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- subsecretary — a secretary subordinate to another secretary
- subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
- subservience — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subserviency — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subsidiarily — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- subsidiarity — secondary importance
- subsoil plow — a plow for stirring the subsoil, usually without disturbing the surface.
- subsonically — at a velocity below that of sound
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- substantiate — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substantival — noting, of, or pertaining to a substantive.
- substituting — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- substitution — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- substitutive — serving as or capable of serving as a substitute.
- substraction — the act or process of subtracting
- substruction — a foundation or substructure.
- substructure — a structure forming the foundation of a building or other construction.
- subsultorily — in a subsultory manner
- subtemperate — of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
- subterranean — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
- subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
- subumbrellar — of or pertaining to the subumbrella, located beneath the umbrella (of a jellyfish)
- subversively — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
- subvertebral — located below a vertebra
- subway train — a train that runs on an underground railway
- succedaneous — a substitute.
- succeedingly — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- successantly — in succession
- successfully — achieving or having achieved success.
- successional — the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession.
- successively — following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days.
- succinctness — expressed in few words; concise; terse.
- succussation — a jolting or shaking
- suck up (to) — to flatter or fawn (on) ingratiatingly
- sucker punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- sucker-punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- suckers' gap — a temporary improvement, occurring between two periods of inclement weather, which deceives people into acting in expectation of continued fine weather
- suckling pig — piglet not yet weaned
- suction disc — a device for attaching to a non-porous surface by means of suction
- suction pump — a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid.
- suction stop — click1 (def 3).