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

special drawing rights — the reserve assets of the International Monetary Fund on which member nations may draw in proportion to their contribution to the Fund
split-dollar insurance — life insurance in which someone helps pay the premiums for another, as when an employer contributes to the premiums of an employee's policy.
st-pierre and miquelon — group of islands in the Atlantic, south of Newfoundland, constituting a political unit of France: includes the islands of St-Pierre (c. 10 sq mi, 26 sq km) & Miquelon & several islets: 93 sq mi (241 sq km); pop. 6,000
stand the test of time — last, endure
state registered nurse — (formerly in Britain) a nurse who had extensive training and passed examinations enabling him or her to perform all nursing services
statistical dependence — a condition in which two random variables are not independent. X and Y are positively dependent if the conditional probability, P(X|Y), of X given Y is greater than the probability, P(X), of X, or equivalently if P(X&Y) > P(X).P(Y). They are negatively dependent if the inequalities are reversed
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.
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.
ten-spined stickleback — a small teleost fish, Gasterosteus pungitius, of the family Gasterosteidae, of rivers and coastal regions, having ten spines along the back and occurring in cold and temperate northern regions
texas independence day — March 2, observed in Texas as the anniversary of the declaration in 1836 of the independence of Texas from Mexico and also as the birthday of Sam Houston.
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 medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
the pennsylvania dutch — a group of German-speaking people in E Pennsylvania, descended from 18th-century settlers from SW Germany and Switzerland
the straits of florida — a sea passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba, linking the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico
to be knocked sideways — If you are knocked sideways by something, it makes you feel very surprised, confused, or upset.
to be on the safe side — If you say you are doing something to be on the safe side, you mean that you are doing it in case something undesirable happens, even though this may be unnecessary.
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 fall by the wayside — If a person or plan falls by the wayside, they fail or stop before they complete what they set out to do.
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.
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.
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.
twenty-sixth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1971, lowering the voting age to 18.
under no circumstances — not for any reason
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
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
what's the difference? — what does it matter?

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