21-letter words containing n, o, s, e, d

set the world on fire — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
shams ud-din mohammed — (Shams ud-din Mohammed) c1320–89? Persian poet.
sheppard's correction — a method of correcting the bias in standard deviations and higher moments of distributions that arises from grouping values of the variable.
show someone the door — a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
sierra madre oriental — the system of mountains in the east of Mexico
silicon tetrachloride — a colorless, fuming liquid, SiCl 4 , used chiefly for making smoke screens and various derivatives of silicon.
silicon tetrafluoride — a colorless, fuming gas, SiF 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fluosilicic acid.
sinusoidal projection — an equal-area projection in which parallels are straight lines spaced at regular intervals, the central meridian is a straight line one-half the length of the equator, and the other meridians are curves symmetrical to the central meridian.
skop, skiet en donder — violent action and melodramatic adventure in a film
snappy video snapshot — (hardware) (registered trademark) A frame grabber for the IBM PC designed and marketed by Play, Inc..
somatization disorder — a mental illness, usually beginning before age 20, characterized by multiple physical complaints for which no physical causes can be found and often leading to unnecessary treatment or surgery and to severe disability.
someone's name is mud — someone is disgraced
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
special correspondent — a journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone
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.
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
steady-state response — A steady-state response is the behavior of a circuit after a long time when steady conditions have been reached after an external excitation.
step-down transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with a decrease of voltage
stock list department — (in an American stock exchange) the department dealing with monitoring compliance with its listing requirements and rules
stokes-adams syndrome — unconsciousness accompanying atrioventricular heart block, sometimes characterized by weakness, irregular pulse, and intermittent convulsive or nonconvulsive seizures.
strategic air command — a U.S. Air Force command charged with intercontinental air strikes, especially nuclear attacks.
student participation — the extent to which students participate or involve themselves in a class, course, etc
suction and curettage — a technique involving extraction of the fetus through a suction tube, used to perform abortions during the early stages of pregnancy.
sunday school teacher — someone who teaches at a Sunday school
supply-side economics — a school of economic thought that emphasizes the importance to a strong economy of policies that remove impediments to supply
surface friction drag — the part of the drag on a body moving through a fluid that is dependent on the nature of the surface of the body
surface-to-underwater — (of a missile, message, etc.) traveling from the surface of the earth to a target underwater.
synchronized shifting — gear shifting in which the gears to be meshed are made to rotate at the same speed.
synchronized swimming — a sport growing out of water ballet in which swimmers, in solo, duet, and team efforts, complete various required figures by performing motions in relatively stationary positions, along with a freestyle competition, with the contestants synchronizing movements to music and being judged for body position, control, and the degree of difficulty of the moves.
terrestrial radiation — long-wave electromagnetic radiation in the form of heat emitted from the earth's surface and atmosphere.
the antipodes islands — a group of small uninhabited islands in the South Pacific, southeast of and belonging to New Zealand. Area: 62 sq km (24 sq miles)
the assessment method — a way of providing evidence that students' knowledge and learning match the aims of a course
the comrades marathon — an annual long-distance race run every year on the 16th of June from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, a distance of approximately 90 kilometres (56 miles)
the end of one's rope — the end of one's endurance, resources, etc.
the oldest profession — prostitution
the slough of despond — a state of extreme despondency, depression or degradation
the student community — the body of students in further and higher education, considered as a whole
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
thermal decomposition — Thermal decomposition is the process in which a chemical species breaks down when its temperature is increased.
think outside the box — to think in a different, innovative, or original manner, esp with regard to business practices, products, systems, etc
time and motion study — the systematic investigation and analysis of the motions and the time required to perform a specific operation or task with a view to seeking more efficient methods of production as well as setting time standards.
to be arrayed against — to be opposed to
to be hard luck on sb — to be unfortunate or unlucky for someone
to be in dire straits — to be in a position of acute difficulty
to be mixed up in sth — if you are mixed up in something, usually something bad, you are involved in it
to bend someone's ear — If you say that someone is bending your ear about something, you mean that they keep talking to you about it because they think it is important; used especially when you are irritated by this.
to blow sth wide open — to expose something
to dig one's heels in — If you dig your heels in or dig in your heels, you refuse to do something such as change your opinions or plans, especially when someone is trying very hard to make you do so.
to hit the bookstands — (of a book) to be published
to play second fiddle — If you play second fiddle to someone, your position is less important than theirs in something that you are doing together.

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