18-letter words containing a, c, e, y

summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
super royal octavo — a book size, 63⁄4 by 101⁄4 inches
superciliary ridge — browridge.
surveyor's compass — an instrument used by surveyors for measuring azimuths.
swedish gymnastics — a system of passive and active exercising of muscles and joints
sympathetic strike — sympathy strike.
sympathetic string — a thin wire string, as in various obsolete musical instruments, designed to vibrate sympathetically with the bowed or plucked strings to reinforce the sound.
symphony orchestra — a large orchestra composed of wind, string, and percussion instruments and organized to perform symphonic compositions.
systematic phoneme — a phonological unit in generative phonology representing an underlying form that takes into account the relationship between phonological patterns and morphological variation, as the unit underlying the second vowel in both derive and derivative.
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
tertiary education — education, following secondary education at a school, at a college or university
tertiary structure — the way in which the helixes or beta structures of a polypeptide are folded or arranged into a three-dimensional configuration.
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
theater of cruelty — a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.
theatre of cruelty — a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain, suffering, and evil, using gesture, movement, sound, and symbolism rather than language
thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
to hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
to meet your match — If you meet your match, you find that you are competing or fighting against someone who you cannot beat because they are as good as you, or better than you.
to take the mickey — If you take the mickey out of someone or something, you make fun of them, usually in an unkind way.
to watch your step — If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
track geometry car — a railroad car equipped with instruments for providing a continuous printed record of the cross level, gauge, alignment, warp, curvature, and bank of a track.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
treasury secretary — the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, the government department in the United States which is responsible for money and finance
two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
under lock and key — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
unenthusiastically — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
urban contemporary — popular dance music incorporating elements of rap, rhythm-and-blues, funk, and soul.
vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
vitamin deficiency — a lack of a vitamin or vitamins needed for good health
warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
welwyn garden city — a town in SE England, in Hertfordshire: established (1920) as a planned industrial and residential community. Pop: 43 512 (2001)
wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected
witch hazel family — the plant family Hamamelidaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having alternate, simple leaves, flowers in clusters or heads, and fruit in the form of a double-beaked woody capsule, and including the sweet gum, witch alder, and witch hazel.
x-ray spectrometer — a spectrometer using x-rays to activate the inner electrons of an atom in order to separate and identify the chemical constituents of a substance and their concentrations.
x-ray spectrometry — the use of an x-ray spectrometer.
yeast nucleic acid — RNA.
you never can tell — If you say 'You never can tell', you mean that the future is always uncertain and it is never possible to know exactly what will happen.
young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party

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