26-letter words containing a, s, t, u, r, i
- straight from the shoulder — direct, honest, and forceful in expression; outspoken.
- straight-from-the-shoulder — direct, honest, and forceful in expression; outspoken.
- string processing language — (language) (SPRING)
- strong nuclear interaction — an interaction between elementary particles responsible for the forces between nucleons in the nucleus. It operates at distances less than about 10–15 metres, and is about a hundred times more powerful than the electromagnetic interaction
- tarred with the same brush — any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tennessee valley authority — TVA.
- the consumers' association — a British organization which assesses and reports on new products and defends consumers' rights
- the entertainment industry — the businesses connected with music, films, TV etc
- the fruits of your labours — the profits or gains achieved as a result of hard work
- the inland revenue service — (in the US) a government board that administers and collects major direct taxes
- the single european market — the free trade policy that operates between members of the European Union
- to be in raptures over sth — be highly delighted with
- to call something your own — If you have something you can call your own, it belongs only to you, rather than being controlled by or shared with someone else.
- to recharge your batteries — If you recharge your batteries, you take a break from activities which are tiring or difficult in order to relax and feel better when you return to these activities.
- to rub salt into the wound — If someone or something rubs salt into the wound, they make the unpleasant situation that you are in even worse, often by reminding you of your failures or faults.
- tourist information office — an office that supplies information to people who are visiting an area for pleasure or interest, for example advice on things to see, accommodation, etc
- turn something on its head — to treat or present something in a completely new and different way
- udmurt autonomous republic — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 16,250 sq. mi. (42,088 sq. km). Capital: Izhevsk.
- ulster defence association — (in Northern Ireland) a Loyalist paramilitary organization
- united press international — a business organization of newspapers in the U.S., together with representatives abroad, for the reporting and interchange of news. Abbreviation: UPI, U.P.I.
- united states marine corps — Marine Corps. Abbreviation: USMC.
- universal communications x — (communications) (UCX) A software implementation of the ubiquitous TCP/IP suite of communications protocols for Digital Equipment Corporation's OpenVMS operating system. Users of the UCX product can connect to heterogeneous networks to access and download files, send electronic mail, run and develop applications, and monitor activity.
- universal resource locator — Uniform Resource Locator
- universal time coordinated — incorrect term for coordinated universal time.
- university of pennsylvania — (body, education) The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- unlisted securities market — a market on the London Stock Exchange, established in 1980 and discontinued in 1996, for trading in shares of smaller companies, who did not wish to comply with the requirements for a full listing
- upper side-band modulation — (communications) (USB) A kind of modulation applied to a sinusoidal carrier.
- victoria and albert museum — a museum of the fine and applied arts in London, originating from 1856 and given its present name and site in 1899
- voluntary service overseas — an organization that sends young volunteers to use and teach their skills in developing countries