22-letter words containing l, s, e, r

the medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
the muslim brotherhood — a transnational Islamic religious and political organization dedicated to the establishment of a nation based on Islamic principles, founded in Egypt in 1928
the sb/sth before last — You use expressions such as the night before last, the election before last and the leader before last to refer to the period of time, event, or person that came immediately before the most recent one in a series.
the straits of florida — a sea passage between the Florida Keys and Cuba, linking the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico
the-leaning-tower-pisa — a round, marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, begun in 1174 and now 17 feet (5.2 meters) out of the perpendicular in its height of 179 feet (54 meters).
thermal imaging system — equipment providing images of a target, or of a person or thing under examination
threespine stickleback — a widely distributed stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, occurring in marine, brackish, or fresh waters throughout the northern hemisphere.
through-the-lens meter — a light meter employing a sensor cell located behind the taking lens.
time complex simulator — (simulation) (Tcsim) Complex arithmetic version of Tsim. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
time-lapse photography — the photographing on motion-picture film of a slow and continuous process, as the growth of a plant, at regular intervals, especially by exposing a single frame at a time, for projection at a higher speed.
to be full to bursting — to be very full
to drop someone a line — If you drop someone a line, you write to them.
to lead someone astray — If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them.
to overplay one's hand — If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
to settle out of court — to resolve a legal dispute before a court comes to a final decision
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.
to twiddle your thumbs — If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.
to upset the applecart — If you upset the applecart, you do something which causes a plan, system, or arrangement to go wrong.
toey as a roman sandal — very anxious
total allergy syndrome — a condition in which a person suffers from a large number of symptoms that are claimed to be caused by allergies to various substances used or encountered in modern life
trans-siberian railway — a railway in S Russia, extending from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific: constructed between 1891 and 1916, making possible the settlement and industrialization of sparsely inhabited regions. Length: 9335 km (5800 miles)
transformational rules — rules that specify in purely syntactic terms a method by which theorems may be derived from the axioms of a formal system
ulster volunteer force — (in Northern Ireland) a Loyalist paramilitary organization
unemployment insurance — a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed.
unilateral disarmament — disarmament, especially nuclear disarmament, carried out by one state on its own
unitarian universalism — a North American liberal religious denomination in the Judeo-Christian heritage, formed in 1961 by the merger of the Unitarians, organized in 1825, and the Universalists, organized in 1793.
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 postal union — an international organization, formed in Bern, Switzerland (1875), that administers and regulates international postal service. Abbreviation: UPU.
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
unreasonable behaviour — conduct by a spouse sufficient to cause the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage
user datagram protocol — (protocol) (UDP) Internet standard network layer, transport layer and session layer protocols which provide simple but unreliable datagram services. UDP is defined in STD 6, RFC 768. It adds a checksum and additional process-to-process addressing information [to what?]. UDP is a connectionless protocol which, like TCP, is layered on top of IP. UDP neither guarantees delivery nor does it require a connection. As a result it is lightweight and efficient, but all error processing and retransmission must be taken care of by the application program.
valencia simple tasker — (operating system) (VSTa) A small microkernel based Unix-like operating system, taking ideas from QNX and Plan 9, available under GPL.
valvular insufficiency — abnormal closure of a heart valve resulting in failure to prevent regurgitation of blood.
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.
varicella zoster virus — a type of herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
video display terminal — Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT.
volume of distribution — A volume of distribution is the hypothetical volume of body fluid that would be required to dissolve the amount of drug needed to achieve the same concentration in the blood.
voluntary manslaughter — the unlawful killing of one human being by another with malice aforethought but in mitigating circumstances
wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
wear out one's welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
welsh springer spaniel — one of a Welsh breed of springer spaniels having a red and white coat.
west greenland current — an ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Greenland.
whitchurch-stouffville — a town in SW Ontario, in S Canada, N of Toronto.
white australia policy — an unofficial term for an immigration policy designed to restrict the entry of non-White people into Australia
william jennings bryan — William Jennings [jen-ingz] /ˈdʒɛn ɪŋz/ (Show IPA), 1860–1925, U.S. political leader.
william's bon chrétien — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit
with all the trimmings — if you say that something comes with all the trimmings, you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special
wolfram research, inc. — (company) The company founded by Stephen Wolfram in August 1987 to develop Mathematica which was released in June 1988 for the Macintosh and is now available on over 20 platforms. The company has offices in the United Kingdom and Tokyo, Japan. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
wolfram von eschenbach — c1170–c1220, German poet.

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