21-letter words containing e, a, r, l, o

social inquiry report — (in Britain) a report on a person and his or her circumstances, which may be required by a court before sentencing and is made by a probation officer or a social worker from a local authority social services department
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
space shuttle orbiter — orbiter (def 1).
special correspondent — a journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone
special court-martial — a court-martial established to try violations of military law less serious than those tried by a general court-martial but more serious than those tried by a summary court-martial.
spherical coordinates — Usually, spherical coordinates. any of three coordinates used to locate a point in space by the length of its radius vector and the angles this vector makes with two perpendicular polar planes.
spin angular momentum — to make (yarn) by drawing out, twisting, and winding fibers: Pioneer women spun yarn on spinning wheels.
stabilization-process — the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
statutory declaration — a declaration made under statutory authority before a justice of the peace or commissioner for oaths which may in certain cases be substituted for a statement on oath
steal someone's heart — to cause someone to feel love or affection
steer clear of sb/sth — If you steer clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them.
stock list department — (in an American stock exchange) the department dealing with monitoring compliance with its listing requirements and rules
stop loss reinsurance — Stop loss reinsurance is a form of reinsurance under which the reinsurer pays the cedant's losses in any year over a particular percentage of the earned premium.
subliminal perception — perception of or reaction to a stimulus that occurs without awareness or consciousness
sunday school teacher — someone who teaches at a Sunday school
supergranulation cell — one of a number of large convection cells in the photosphere and chromosphere of the sun, each having a diameter of 10,000–20,000 miles (16,000–32,000 km) and lasting longer than a day.
surface of revolution — a surface formed by revolving a plane curve about a given line.
systeme international — Système International d'Unités
take sb/sth seriously — If you take someone or something seriously, you believe that they are important and deserve attention.
tartarian honeysuckle — an Asian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, having fragrant, white to pink flowers.
teleological argument — the argument purporting to prove the existence of God from empirical facts, the premise being that the universe shows evidence of order and hence design
terrestrial radiation — long-wave electromagnetic radiation in the form of heat emitted from the earth's surface and atmosphere.
terrestrial telescope — a refracting telescope having inverting lenses or an eyepiece that presents an erect image.
tetrabromofluorescein — eosin (def 1).
the apple of your eye — If you say that someone is the apple of your eye, you mean that they are very important to you and you are extremely fond of them.
the barber of seville — Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia. a comic opera (1816) by Gioacchino Rossini based on a comedy (1775) by Beaumarchais.
the battle of britain — from August to October 1940, the prolonged bombing of S England by the German Luftwaffe and the successful resistance by the RAF Fighter Command, which put an end to the German plan of invading Britain
the central provinces — the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec
the fall of the cards — the chance distribution of cards in a given deal
the household cavalry — a group of British soldiers on horseback who have the job of protecting the king or queen and their family
the letter of the law — If you say that someone keeps to the letter of the law , you mean that they act according to what is actually written in the law, rather than according to the general principles of it, especially when you disapprove of this.
the lower vertebrates — relatively simple and primitive vertebrates
the moral high ground — If you say that someone has taken the moral high ground, you mean that they consider that their policies and actions are morally superior to the policies and actions of their rivals.
the rock of gibraltar — a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain
the royal scots greys — (formerly) a British cavalry regiment, the Second Dragoons
the women's land army — a unit of women recruited to do agricultural work in the United Kingdom during World War I and World War II
the yellow brick road — the road to success or happiness (in the film the Wizard of Oz the yellow brick road leads to Oz)
theoretical physicist — a scientist who studies theoretical physics
thermal decomposition — Thermal decomposition is the process in which a chemical species breaks down when its temperature is increased.
thermal power station — a power station in which heat is converted into electricity
threshold wage policy — a policy whereby wages are increased in accordance with inflation
throw sb a curve ball — If someone throws you a curve or throws you a curve ball, they surprise you by doing something that you do not expect.
to be hard luck on sb — to be unfortunate or unlucky for someone
to fall into the trap — If someone falls into the trap of doing something, they think or behave in a way which is not wise or sensible.
to lay down your life — If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live.
to lay something bare — If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
to let your hair down — If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.
to look the other way — If you say that someone looks the other way, you are critical of them because they pay no attention to something unpleasant that is happening, when they should be dealing with it properly.
to play the race card — if someone plays the race card they bring up the issue of race in a discussion, perhaps for sympathy or to seek popularity by appealing to racist sentiment
to rear its ugly head — If something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it becomes visible or noticeable.

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