18-letter words containing d, r, s

stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
straits of florida — a sea passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba, linking the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico
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
street credibility — street cred.
strike an attitude — to assume a posture or pose, often an affected or theatrical one
strong derived set — the set of all strong accumulation points of a given set.
strontium monoxide — a white insoluble solid substance used in making strontium salts and purifying sugar. Formula: SrO
student councillor — a student who is a member of a council or body representing the interests of students at a school, university or college
study hall teacher — a teacher who supervises or helps students during a period of time or lesson used for studying
sturt's desert pea — the desert pea
submarine sandwich — a sandwich made with a long cylindrical bread roll
submaxillary gland — submandibular gland.
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
sulfuric anhydride — sulfur trioxide.
summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
sun-dried tomatoes — tomatoes that have been dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
sunflower seed oil — the oil extracted from sunflower seeds, used as a salad oil, in the manufacture of margarine, etc
super middleweight — a boxer weighing up to 168 pounds (75.6 kg), between middleweight and light heavyweight.
superciliary ridge — browridge.
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
take sth in stride — If you take a problem or difficulty in stride, you deal with it calmly and easily.
tardive dyskinesia — a disorder characterized by restlessness and involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs, usually occurring as a complication of long-term therapy with antipsychotic drugs.
temporary hardness — hardness of water due to the presence of magnesium and calcium hydrogencarbonates, which can be precipitated as carbonates by boiling
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the first sea lord — the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the lords temporal — (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
the stars and bars — the flag of the Confederate States of America
the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
theodore roosevelt — (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
therese de lisieux — Saint (Marie Françoise Thérèse Martin"the Little Flower") 1873–97, French Carmelite nun.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
thrills and spills — If you refer to thrills and spills, you are referring to an experience which is exciting and full of surprises.
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
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 gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
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.
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.

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