14-letter words containing s, u, r, o, n, d
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- sound engineer — A sound engineer is a person who works in a recording studio or for a radio or television company, and whose job it is to alter and balance the levels of different sounds as they are recorded.
- sound pressure — Also called excess sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure. the difference between the pressure at a point in a medium through which a sound wave is passing and the static pressure of the medium at that point.
- sounding board — a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone.
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.
- superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- surround sound — multi-speaker stereo system
- sweet and sour — Sweet and sour is used to describe Chinese food that contains both a sweet flavour and something sharp or sour such as lemon or vinegar.
- sweet-and-sour — cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.
- t distribution — Student's t distribution.
- testing ground — place where sth is tested
- thunderousness — the quality or state of being thunderous
- trade discount — a discount, as from the list price of goods, granted by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.
- trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
- trade unionist — a member of a trade union.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
- un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- under the rose — in secret; privately; sub rosa
- under-consumed — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underdiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- undernourished — not nourished with sufficient or proper food to maintain or promote health or normal growth.
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- ungroundedness — the state of being without basis
- unpersonalized — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- unprepossessed — not prepossessed, not prejudiced; unbiased
- unresolvedness — the state of being unresolved or irresolute
- unsubordinated — noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
- unsynchronized — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- valcour island — an island in NE New York, in Lake Champlain: battle 1776.
- vapour density — the ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to that of hydrogen at the same temperature and pressure
- well-nourished — having been provided with plenty of the material necessary for life and growth
- young marrieds — young married people