18-letter words containing d, e, m, n, t, s
- the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
- thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
- to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
- 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.
- under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- 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.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- video entry system — a security system whereby a person in a building can see someone who wants to gain access by means of a video image
- wandering minstrel — travelling performer
- 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.
- western meadowlark — any of several American songbirds of the genus Sturnella, of the family Icteridae, especially S. magna (eastern meadowlark) and S. neglecta (western meadowlark) having a brownish and black back and wings and a yellow breast, noted for their clear, tuneful song.
- white man's burden — the alleged duty of white colonizers to care for nonwhite indigenous subjects in their colonial possessions.
- wind river systems — (company) A company founded in 1981, now a world leader in embedded systems, providing real-time operating systems and development tools. Wind River's development tools enable customers to standardise designs across projects and quickly develop feature-rich products. Wind River Systems employs over 500 people worldwide (1998). Service and support is provided through its U.S. headquarters and overseas operations in the U.K., France, Germany, Scandinavia and Japan. Address: Alameda, California, USA.
- woe betide someone — misfortune will befall someone