22-letter words containing a, d, r, s

standard scratch score — the number of strokes a scratch player would need to go round a particular course, based on the length of each hole to the green and allowing 36 putts for the round
state registered nurse — (formerly in Britain) a nurse who had extensive training and passed examinations enabling him or her to perform all nursing services
strait of juan de fuca — a strait between Vancouver Island (Canada) and NW Washington (US). Length: about 129 km (80 miles). Width: about 24 km (15 miles)
stratford de redcliffe — 1st Viscount (Stratford Canning) 1786–1880, English diplomat.
streetcar named desire — a play (1947) by Tennessee Williams.
structured programming — the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.
student volunteer army — a students' voluntary organization that aims to undertake useful work in communities, founded in 2010 to help clear up after a damaging earthquake in Christchurch
stuffing and stripping — (in marine transport) the packing and unpacking of containers
subliminal advertising — a form of advertising on film or television that employs subliminal images to influence the viewer unconsciously
supreme judicial court — (often initial capital letters) the highest court in some states, as Massachusetts and Maine.
swings and roundabouts — If you say that a situation is swings and roundabouts, you mean that there are as many gains as there are losses.
take in (one's) stride — to cope with easily and without undue effort or hesitation
take something as read — to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume
targa graphics adaptor — (graphics, file format) (TGA) The Truevision Targa Graphics Adaptor file format. The TGA format is a common bitmap file format for storage of 24-bit images. It supports colourmaps, alpha channels, compression and comments. More information is available from Truevision and The Graphics File Format Page.
the (great) depression — the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s
the authorized version — an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under James I
the edinburgh festival — an arts festival held in Edinburgh in August
the grand remonstrance — the document prepared by the Long Parliament in 1640 listing the evils of the king's government, the abuses already rectified, and the reforms Parliament advocated
the medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
the straits of florida — a sea passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba, linking the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico
to bend over backwards — If you say that someone is bending over backwards to be helpful or kind, you are emphasizing that they are trying very hard to be helpful or kind.
to cast your mind back — If you cast your mind back to a time in the past, you think about what happened then.
to cast your net wider — If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things.
to draw someone's fire — If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.
to drop someone a line — If you drop someone a line, you write to them.
to lead someone astray — If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them.
to overplay one's hand — If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
to swallow one's pride — If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.
toey as a roman sandal — very anxious
torpedo-boat destroyer — a vessel somewhat larger than the ordinary torpedo boat, designed for destroying torpedo boats or as a more powerful form of torpedo boat.
total allergy syndrome — a condition in which a person suffers from a large number of symptoms that are claimed to be caused by allergies to various substances used or encountered in modern life
trade descriptions act — In Britain, the Trade Descriptions Act or the Trades Descriptions Act is a law designed to prevent companies from presenting their goods or services in a dishonest or misleading way.
turn one's hand to sth — If you turn your hand to something such as a practical activity, you learn about it and do it for the first time.
twenty-first amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, providing for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, which had outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
under no circumstances — not for any reason
under starter's orders — (of horses in a race) awaiting the start signal
unilateral disarmament — disarmament, especially nuclear disarmament, carried out by one state on its own
united empire loyalist — any of the American colonists who settled in Canada during or after the War of American Independence because of loyalty to the British Crown
universal product code — a bar code that indicates price, product classification, etc., and can be read electronically, as at checkout counters in supermarkets. Abbreviation: UPC.
unprofessional conduct — activity that is contrary to the accepted code of conduct of a profession
unsaturated production — Unsaturated production is the production of smaller, unsaturated hydrocarbons from saturated hydrocarbons, for example producing alkenes such as ethane and propene.
urban district council — a council of an urban district that, in conjunction with a county council, has responsibilities for local government issues
user datagram protocol — (protocol) (UDP) Internet standard network layer, transport layer and session layer protocols which provide simple but unreliable datagram services. UDP is defined in STD 6, RFC 768. It adds a checksum and additional process-to-process addressing information [to what?]. UDP is a connectionless protocol which, like TCP, is layered on top of IP. UDP neither guarantees delivery nor does it require a connection. As a result it is lightweight and efficient, but all error processing and retransmission must be taken care of by the application program.
van der waals equation — an equation of state relating the pressure, volume, and absolute temperature of a gas, taking into account the finite size of the molecules and the attractive force between them.
video display terminal — Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT.
video graphics adapter — Video Graphics Array
video graphics adaptor — Video Graphics Array
videocassette recorder — See VCR.
wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
was not born yesterday — is not gullible or foolish

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