18-letter words containing a, d, m, i
- the dismal science — a name for economics coined by Thomas Carlyle
- the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
- the middle passage — the journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the W coast of Africa to the Caribbean: the longest part of the journey of the slave ships sailing to the Caribbean or the Americas
- the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- thioantimonic acid — a hypothetical acid, H3SbS4, known only in the form of its salts
- third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
- thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
- to take a dim view — If you take a dim view or a poor view of someone or something, you disapprove of them or have a low opinion of them.
- triarylmethane dye — any of the class of dyes containing three aryl groups attached to a central carbon atom: used chiefly for dyeing cotton, wool, and silk.
- under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unearned increment — the increase in the value of property, especially land, due to natural causes, as growth of population, rather than to any labor or expenditure by the owner.
- united states army — the permanent or regular military land force of the United States, under the authority of the Department of Defense since 1947. Abbreviation: USA.
- upper middle class — wealthy, highly-educated people
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- vanadium pentoxide — a yellow to red crystalline compound, V 2 O 5 , slightly soluble in water, used as a catalyst for organic reactions, in glass to absorb ultraviolet radiation, and as a photographic developer.
- vermiform appendix — a narrow, blind tube protruding from the cecum, having no known useful function, in humans being 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) long and situated in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen.
- video compact disc — (storage) (VCD) A storage format used for film distribution.
- vitamin a aldehyde — retinal2 .
- vitamin deficiency — a lack of a vitamin or vitamins needed for good health
- wage determination — the process of setting wage rates or establishing wage structures in particular situations
- wandering minstrel — travelling performer
- watchdog committee — a committee responsible for monitoring standards of behaviour
- watson-crick model — a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.
- wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
- white man's burden — the alleged duty of white colonizers to care for nonwhite indigenous subjects in their colonial possessions.
- widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- wild sweet william — blue phlox.
- wildlife programme — (esp on television) a documentary whose subject is wild animals in their natural habitat or undomesticated fauna and flora generally
- withdrawal symptom — effects of stopping a drug
- world championship — an international competition in a particular sport or activity for people all around the world
- wrongful dismissal — the act of making someone redundant for reasons which are illegal or unjust