20-letter words containing m, e, s, t, o

solitary confinement — the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which he or she is completely isolated from others.
some hope/not a hope — If you say 'Some hope', or 'Not a hope', you think there is no possibility that something will happen, although you may want it to happen.
someone's last stand — You can describe someone's final attempt to defend themselves before they are defeated as their last stand.
sound motion picture — a motion picture with a soundtrack.
south american plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the continent of South America and several ocean basins and bounded on the north by the Caribbean Plate, on the east by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, on the west by a submarine trench that borders the western coast of the continent, and on the south by the Antarctic Plate.
south temperate zone — the part of the earth's surface between the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.
space-time continuum — Also called space-time continuum. the four-dimensional continuum, having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, in which all physical quantities may be located.
st. james-assiniboia — a city in SE Manitoba, in S central Canada: suburb of Winnipeg.
staff sergeant major — a noncommissioned officer equivalent in rank to a command sergeant major but having no command responsibility.
standard book number — International Standard Book Number. Abbreviation: SBN.
stefan-boltzmann law — the law stating that the total energy radiated from a blackbody is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature.
stochastic terrorism — the public demonization of a person or group resulting in the incitement of a violent act, which is statistically probable but whose specifics cannot be predicted: The lone-wolf attack was apparently influenced by the rhetoric of stochastic terrorism.
stoichiometric ratio — The stoichiometric ratio is the exact ratio between air and flammable gas or vapor at which complete combustion takes place.
stokes-adams disease — unconsciousness accompanying atrioventricular heart block, sometimes characterized by weakness, irregular pulse, and intermittent convulsive or nonconvulsive seizures.
stony-iron meteorite — a meteorite of roughly equal proportions of metallic iron and stony matter.
structural isomerism — Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism.
subpoena duces tecum — a writ directing a person to appear in court and to bring some document described in the writ.
sunday-go-to-meeting — most presentable; best: Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.
synoptic meteorology — a branch of meteorology analyzing data collected simultaneously over a wide region, for the purpose of weather forecasting.
system international — Système International d'Unités
systemic circulation — the circulatory system in general.
take pity on someone — If you take pity on someone, you feel sorry for them and help them.
take something amiss — to be annoyed or offended by something
television programme — a programme broadcast on television
terms and conditions — commerce: rules, restrictions
that makes two of us — the same applies to me
the eye of the storm — If you say that someone or something is at the eye of the storm, you mean they are the main subject of a public disagreement.
the gnomes of zurich — Swiss bankers and financiers
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 price of someone — what someone deserves, esp a fitting punishment
the sum total of sth — all of something
the ten commandments — the commandments summarizing the basic obligations of man towards God and his fellow men, delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai engraved on two tables of stone (Exodus 20:1–17)
the-comedy-of-errors — an early comedy (1594) by Shakespeare.
there's no mistaking — You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it.
thermodynamic system — a system whose states of equilibrium can be specified by a few macroscopic properties.
this time, for sure! — (exclamation) Ritual affirmation frequently uttered during protracted debugging sessions involving numerous small obstacles (e.g. attempts to bring up a UUCP connection). For the proper effect, this must be uttered in a fruity imitation of Bullwinkle J. Moose. Also heard: "Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!" The canonical response is, of course, "But that trick *never* works!" See hacker humour.
thomas of erceldoune — Thomas of, Thomas of Erceldoune.
three-dimensionality — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
tie someone in knots — to completely perplex or confuse someone
to be a one-man show — to be reliant on one person alone
to burst into flames — If something bursts into flames or bursts into flame, it suddenly starts burning strongly.
to cost someone dear — If something that someone does costs them dear, they suffer a lot as a result of it.
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 flex your muscles — If a group, organization, or country flexes its muscles, it does something to impress or frighten people, in order to show them that it has power and is considering using it.
to give someone hell — If you say that someone gives you hell, you are emphasizing that they shout at you very angrily because of something you have done wrong.
to overstep the mark — If someone oversteps the mark, they behave in a way that is considered unacceptable.
to weather the storm — If someone weathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.
tomb of the unknowns — See under Unknown Soldier.
toothbrush moustache — a short narrow moustache, resembling the filaments of a toothbrush
toxic shock syndrome — a rapidly developing, sometimes fatal infection characterized by sudden onset of fever, gastrointestinal upsets, a sunburnlike rash, and a drop in blood pressure: caused by a Staphylococcus aureus toxin and occurring especially in menstruating women using high-absorbency tampons. Abbreviation: TSS.

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