32-letter words containing n, a, u, c, r, t
- to have by the short and curlies — to have completely in one's power
- to nail your colours to the mast — If someone nails their colours to the mast, they say what they really think about something.
- transaction application language — (language) (TAL) Not "Tandem Application Language". A block-structured, procedural language optimised for use on Tandem hardware. TAL is a cross between C and Pascal and is the primary system programming language on Tandem computers. Tandem has no assembler and originally had no C or Pascal.
- uniform code of military justice — the body of laws governing members of the U.S. armed forces: superseded the Articles of War in 1951
- united states employment service — the division of the Department of Labor that supervises and coordinates the activities of state employment agencies. Abbreviation: USES.
- united states information agency — an independent agency, created in 1953 and known from 1978 to 1982 as the International Communication Agency, that administers the government's overseas information and cultural programs. Abbreviation: USIA.
- virtual sequential access method — Virtual Storage Access Method
- volunteers in service to america — VISTA.
- want in (or out or off, etc. ) — to want to get, go, or come in (or out, off, etc.)
- wash one's dirty linen in public — fabric woven from flax yarns.
- workers' educational association — a charitable organization providing adult community education
- workmen's compensation insurance — workers' compensation insurance.