13-letter words containing um
- sphagnum moss — Botany
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- square number — a number that is the square of another integer, as 1 of 1, 4 of 2, 9 of 3, etc.
- standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
- sterculia gum — karaya gum.
- stratocumulus — a cloud of a class characterized by large dark, rounded masses, usually in groups, lines, or waves, the individual elements being larger than those in altocumulus and the whole being at a lower altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2400 meters).
- stratum title — a system of registered ownership of space in multistorey buildings, to be equivalent to the ownership of the land of a single-storey building
- street number — the number on a street of a particular building or address
- stuffed dummy — someone who says or does nothing and is generally inanimate and characterless
- subbituminous — (of coal) dark brown to black and intermediate in rank between lignite and bituminous
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- succinctorium — subcinctorium.
- summarization — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- summer resort — a place that many people visit for holidays in summer
- summer savory — See under savory2 .
- summer school — study programs offered by a school, college, or university during the summer to those who wish to obtain their degrees more quickly, who must make up credits, or who wish to supplement their education.
- summer squash — any of several squashes of the variety Cucurbita pepo melopepo, that mature in the late summer or early autumn and are used as a vegetable in an unripe state, before the rind and seeds become hard.
- sumo wrestler — Japanese wrestling sportsman
- sumptuary law — a law regulating personal habits that offend the moral or religious beliefs of the community.
- supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
- superhumanize — to make superhuman, or represent as such
- supernumerary — being in excess of the usual, proper, or prescribed number; additional; extra.
- sustentaculum — an organ or part that gives support
- sweet alyssum — a garden plant, Lobularia maritima, of the mustard family, having narrow leaves and small, white or violet flowers.
- sweet sorghum — sorgo.
- taedium vitae — the feeling that life is boring and dull
- talcum powder — a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.
- tap loop jump — a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outer edge of one skate, makes one full rotation in the air, and lands on the back outer edge of the same skate.
- terbium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the cerium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
- terbium oxide — an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- thaumatolatry — the worship of or excessive admiration for marvels and miracles
- thaumaturgist — a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
- the high jump — an athletic event in which a competitor has to jump over a high bar set between two vertical supports
- the sum total — the result you get when you add numbers or amounts together
- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- thumb through — leaf quickly through
- thumb-sucking — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- tintinnabulum — a small, tinkling bell or a set of bells played in succession.
- toilet humour — scatological or vulgar jokes
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- trauma center — a hospital or medical center equipped to treat victims of trauma.
- traumatically — of, relating to, or produced by a trauma or wound.
- traumatonasty — a nastic movement in response to an injury
- triple jumper — a person who takes part in the triple jump
- truman capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- trumpet blast — the sound of a single note made by a trumpet
- tumbling mill — A tumbling mill is a machine for reducing the particle size of a solid, with a drum which turns to lift and drop the feed mixed with a grinding medium.
- tummy muscles — the muscles of the stomach
- tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
- tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.