18-letter words containing a, d, r, e, s, t

sound spectrograph — an electronic device for recording a sound spectogram.
southern rhodesian — a former name (until 1964) of Zimbabwe (def 1).
sow dragon's teeth — to take some action that is intended to prevent strife or trouble but that actually brings it about
spotted flycatcher — a European woodland songbird, Muscicapa striata, with a greyish-brown streaked plumage: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
st. andrew's cross — a low evergreen shrub, Ascyrum hypericoides, native to temperate and subtropical America, having flowers in clusters of three: often cultivated.
stand one's ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
stand-by generator — an electrical system which operates automatically in case the usual system malfunctions
stand-by passenger — someone who buys a (usually cheaper) ticket, if they are still available, on a plane just before it is about to leave rather than booking in advance
standard amenities — the sanitary facilities recommended for all dwellings by the housing law: a fixed bath or shower, wash-hand basin, and sink, all supplied with hot and cold water, and a flush toilet
standard deviation — a measure of dispersion in a frequency distribution, equal to the square root of the mean of the squares of the deviations from the arithmetic mean of the distribution.
standard schnauzer — schnauzer.
stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
strike an attitude — to assume a posture or pose, often an affected or theatrical one
study hall teacher — a teacher who supervises or helps students during a period of time or lesson used for studying
sturt's desert pea — the desert pea
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
sun-dried tomatoes — tomatoes that have been dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
take sth in stride — If you take a problem or difficulty in stride, you deal with it calmly and easily.
tardive dyskinesia — a disorder characterized by restlessness and involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs, usually occurring as a complication of long-term therapy with antipsychotic drugs.
temporary hardness — hardness of water due to the presence of magnesium and calcium hydrogencarbonates, which can be precipitated as carbonates by boiling
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the first sea lord — the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
the lords temporal — (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords
the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
the stars and bars — the flag of the Confederate States of America
the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
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 sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
tristan und isolde — a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.
trobriand islander — a native or inhabitant of the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea
turk's-head cactus — a cactus, Melocactus communis, of Jamaica, having needlelike spines and a cylindrical body with a tawny-red, fezlike terminal part bearing red flowers.
turn one's hand to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
ultrasound scanner — a device used to examine an internal bodily structure by the use of ultrasonic waves, esp for the diagnosis of abnormality in a fetus
under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
under-registration — the act of registering.
united arab states — a former (1958–61) federation of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) and Yemen.

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