24-letter words containing m, e, s

reverse annuity mortgage — a type of home mortgage under which an elderly homeowner is allowed a long-term loan in the form of monthly payments against his or her paid-off equity as collateral, repayable when the home is eventually sold. Abbreviation: RAM.
rocky mountain whitefish — mountain whitefish.
rub someone's nose in it — to remind someone unkindly of his or her failing or error
san bernardino mountains — mountain range in S Calif., south of the Mojave Desert: highest peak, 11,502 ft (3,506 m)
san francisco de macoris — a city in the N Dominican Republic.
santa coloma de gramanet — a city in NE Spain.
see someone hanged first — to refuse absolutely to do what one has been asked
selective service system — the U.S. federal agency that facilitates the mobilization of military forces by requiring the registration of males between the ages of 18 and 26 years. Abbreviation: SSS.
senegambia confederation — an economic and political union (1982–89) between Senegal and The Gambia
sequentially compact set — a set in which every sequence has a subsequence that converges to a point of the set.
set the wheels in motion — If someone sets the wheels in motion, they take the necessary action to make something start happening.
simultaneous translation — a form of translation in which the interpreter translates into the target language as quickly as possible while the speaker is still speaking in the source language
single person supplement — an additional sum of money that a hotel charges for one person to stay in a room meant for two people
single premium insurance — Single premium insurance is insurance where all the premium is paid at once, in one payment.
slop oil recovery system — A slop oil recovery system is a method and the equipment used for cleaning and disposing of mixtures of oil, chemicals, and water from various sources in a refinery or oilfield.
sodium hexametaphosphate — See under Calgon.
solution based modelling — (SBM) A software development process described in the book "Developing Object-Oriented Software for the Macintosh" written by Neal Goldstein and Jeff Alger, published by Addison Wesley in 1992.
special development area — an area earmarked for special development by the government
split image range finder — a range finder in which opposing halves of a split field move relative to each other and coincide when the object centered in the field is in focus.
st.-bruno-de-montarville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal.
stab someone in the back — If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back.
stratified random sample — a random sample of a population in which the population is first divided into distinct subpopulations, or strata, and random samples are then taken separately from each stratum.
system management server — (operating system) (SMS) Software used by Microsoft Windows NT system administrators to manage personal computers on any size network. SMS can distribute software to desktops from one central location, detect every machine on the network, track software and hardware configurations, send key information back to a central database, and perform other tasks.
take someone at his word — to assume that someone means, or will do, what he or she says
take someone for granted — If you say that someone takes you for granted, you are complaining that they benefit from your help, efforts, or presence without showing that they are grateful.
tear someone off a strip — to rebuke (someone) angrily
the last of the mohicans — a historical novel (1826) by James Fenimore Cooper.
the ravages of something — the destructive effects of something
the realm of possibility — If you say that something is not beyond the realms of possibility, you mean that it is possible.
the suffragette movement — a movement advocating of the extension of the franchise to women, as in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century
the whole shooting match — everything; the whole lot
thompson sub-machine-gun — a .45 calibre sub-machine-gun
to break someone's heart — If someone breaks your heart, they make you very sad and unhappy, usually because they end a love affair or close relationship with you.
to carry sth to extremes — to overdo something
to cramp someone's style — If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behaviour in some way.
to keep something at bay — If you keep something or someone at bay, or hold them at bay, you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you.
to lay something to rest — If you lay something such as fears or rumours to rest or if you put them to rest, you succeed in proving that they are not true.
to make boundary changes — to change the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies, because of population shifts
to make up for lost time — If someone is making up for lost time, they are doing something actively and with enthusiasm because they have not had the opportunity to do it before or when they were younger.
to pick someone's brains — If you pick someone's brains, you ask them to help you with a problem because they know more about the subject than you.
to pick someone's pocket — If someone picks your pocket, they steal something from your pocket, usually without you noticing.
to set fire to something — If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it.
to show someone the door — If someone shows you the door, they ask you to leave because they are angry with you.
to speak well of someone — If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them.
tread on someone's corns — to offend or hurt someone by touching on a sensitive subject or encroaching on his privileges
trisodium orthophosphate — a sodium salt of orthophosphoric acid having the formula Na3PO4
tuva autonomous republic — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia: formerly an independent republic in Mongolia. 65,810 sq. mi. (170,500 sq. km). Capital: Kyzyl.
twenty-seventh amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1992, ensuring that no laws relating to Congressional salaries take effect until after the next Congressional election.
unfederated malay states — a former group of native states in the Malay Peninsula that became British protectorates between 1885 and 1909. All except Brunei joined the Malayan Union (later Federation of Malaya) in 1946. Brunei joined the Federation of Malaysia in 1963 but later became an independent nation
uniform resource locater — Uniform Resource Locator

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