18-letter words containing d, o, g, s
- spackling compound — spackle
- spread one's wings — to make full use of one's abilities
- squinting modifier — a word or phrase that can modify either the words that precede it or those that follow, as frequently in the sentence Studying frequently is tedious.
- stand one's ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- stand-by generator — an electrical system which operates automatically in case the usual system malfunctions
- standard of living — a grade or level of subsistence and comfort in everyday life enjoyed by a community, class, or individual: The well-educated generally have a high standard of living.
- standing committee — a permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.
- strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
- strong derived set — the set of all strong accumulation points of a given set.
- summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
- supraorbital ridge — browridge.
- the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
- to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
- to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
- to gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
- to one's advantage — If you use or turn something to your advantage, you use it in order to benefit from it, especially when it might be expected to harm or damage you.
- transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
- transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
- ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
- under the aegis of — guided or protected by
- under-registration — the act of registering.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- wedge-heeled shoes — shoes with wedge heels
- wood-burning stove — cooker: fueled by wood
- work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.
- wrongful dismissal — the act of making someone redundant for reasons which are illegal or unjust