19-letter words containing a, f, t, e, r, m
- reticular formation — a network of neurons in the brainstem involved in consciousness, regulation of breathing, the transmission of sensory stimuli to higher brain centers, and the constantly shifting muscular activity that supports the body against gravity.
- self-administration — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
- self-aggrandizement — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
- self-discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- self-transformation — the act or process of transforming.
- step-up transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with an increase of voltage
- subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
- take my word for it — If you say to someone 'take my word for it', you mean that they should believe you because you are telling the truth.
- take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
- taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
- term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
- the first amendment — in the US the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
- the mother of all … — the greatest example of its kind
- the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
- to run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
- transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
- transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
- unit of measurement — physical quantity
- unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
- yeoman of the guard — a member of the bodyguard of the English sovereign, instituted in 1485, which now consists of 100 men, including officers, having purely ceremonial duties.