20-letter words containing d, o, r, t, u

refuse disposal unit — a unit or part of a sink that disposes of waste food, etc, by grinding
return from the dead — (jargon) To regain access to the net after a long absence. Compare person of no account.
rheumatoid arthritis — a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, frequently accompanied by marked deformities, and ordinarily associated with manifestations of a general, or systemic, affliction.
ring wall foundation — A ring wall foundation is a base made of concrete, used to put large tanks on.
roller-blind shutter — curtain shutter.
ruby-crowned kinglet — an olive-gray, American kinglet, Regulus calendula, the male of which has an erectile, ruby crest.
schrodinger equation — the wave equation of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. Also called Schrödinger wave equation. Compare wave equation (def 2).
secure accommodation — an institution where young offenders are kept in custody
shareholders' equity — Shareholders' equity is the total amount of ownership investment in a company.
shoulder to shoulder — the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk.
shoulder-length hair — hair that reaches a person's shoulders
social security card — a card that contains details of a person's social security number
sodium fluoroacetate — a white, amorphous, water-soluble, poisonous powder, C 2 H 2 FO 2 Na, used as a rodenticide.
sodium meta-arsenite — sodium arsenite.
sound motion picture — a motion picture with a soundtrack.
south orkney islands — an uninhabited group of islands in the S Atlantic, southeast of Cape Horn: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962 (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty). Area: 621 sq km (240 sq miles)
standard book number — International Standard Book Number. Abbreviation: SBN.
state enrolled nurse — a nurse with training and examinations enabling him or her to perform many nursing services
stockholders' equity — the net assets of a corporation as owned by stockholders in capital stock, capital surplus, and undistributed earnings.
subscription edition — an edition of one or more volumes for which a number of prospective purchasers place orders, usually in advance of publication.
summary jurisdiction — the right a court has to adjudicate immediately upon some matter arising during its proceedings
the founding fathers — any of the men who were members of the U.S. Constituional Convention of 1787
the luck of the draw — If you say that something is the luck of the draw, you mean that it is the result of chance and you cannot do anything about it.
the methodist church — a group of people within the Christian religion who follow a system of faith and practice initiated by the English preacher John Wesley (1703–91) and his followers
the other way around — reversed
theater-in-the-round — arena theater.
theatre-in-the-round — a theatre with seats arranged around a central acting area
thermal conductivity — the amount of heat per unit time per unit area that can be conducted through a plate of unit thickness of a given material, the faces of the plate differing by one unit of temperature.
thomas of erceldoune — Thomas of, Thomas of Erceldoune.
thread language zero — (language) (TL0) The instruction set of the TAM (Threaded Abstract Machine), used to implement Id.
throw up one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
to be brought to bed — to give birth (to)
to be on dinner duty — to be responsible for preparing an evening meal
to disturb the peace — If someone is accused of disturbing the peace, they are accused of behaving in a noisy and offensive way in public.
to do your damnedest — If you say that you will do your damnedest to achieve something, you mean that you will try as hard as you can to do it, even though you think that it will take a lot of effort.
to give sb their due — You can say 'to give him his due', or 'giving him his due' when you are admitting that there are some good things about someone, even though there are things that you do not like about them.
to keep your hand in — If you do something to keep your hand in, you practise a skill or hobby occasionally in order to remain fairly good at it.
to land on your feet — If you say that someone always lands on their feet, you mean that they are always successful or lucky, although they do not seem to achieve this by their own efforts.
to make up your mind — If you make up your mind or make your mind up, you decide which of a number of possible things you will have or do.
to spread your wings — If you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience.
to stand your ground — If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you continue to support a particular argument or to have a particular opinion when other people are opposing you or trying to make you change your mind.
transposed conjugate — adjoint (def 2).
troilus and cressida — a satiric comedy (1598–1602?) by Shakespeare.
tropical disturbance — a very weak, or incipient, tropical cyclone.
turnip-rooted celery — celeriac.
under the impression — If you are under the impression that something is the case, you believe that it is the case, usually when it is not actually the case.
under the microscope — If you say that something is under the microscope, you mean that it is being studied very closely, usually because it is believed that something is wrong with it.
under/below strength — If an army or team is under strength or below strength, it does not have all the members that it needs or usually has.
unified field theory — electroweak theory.
university education — a course of study undertaken and completed at a university

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