19-letter words containing n, u, s

strict counterpoint — the application of the rules of counterpoint as an academic exercise
stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments.
strontium hydroxide — a white, slightly water-soluble powder, Sr(OH) 2 , or its crystalline octahydrate (strontium hydrate) used chiefly in the refining of beet sugar.
structural engineer — A structural engineer is an engineer who works on large structures such as roads, bridges, and large buildings.
submandibular gland — either of a pair of salivary glands located one on each side of and beneath the lower jaw.
subminiature camera — a very small, palm-sized still camera for taking photographs on 16-millimeter or similar film.
subnuclear particle — any of the elementary particles, including those that do not exist in stable matter but appear as a result of high-energy collisions of other particles or nuclei.
subsistence economy — an economy which produces only enough output for its own consumption and does not attempt to accumulate wealth
subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
succession of crops — the continuous cultivation of a crop throughout a season by successive plantings or by the use of varieties with different rates of growth.
sugar loaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
sulfureted hydrogen — hydrogen sulfide.
sulphonium compound — any one of a class of salts derived by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether thus producing a positive ion (sulphonium ion)
sun-and-planet gear — a planetary epicyclic gear train.
superannuation fund — a fund used for paying pensions
superhigh frequency — any frequency between 3000 and 30,000 megahertz. Abbreviation: SHF.
supernatural virtue — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
supplementary angle — either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 180°.
supplementary story — follow-up (def 3b).
surplus reinsurance — Surplus reinsurance is reinsurance of amounts over a specified amount of insurance.
suspended animation — a state of temporary cessation of the vital functions.
suspension geometry — Suspension geometry is the geometric arrangement of the parts of a suspension system, and the value of the lengths and angles within it.
suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
swimming instructor — sb who teaches people to swim
synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
system requirements — specifications needed to run a program
take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
tear one's hair out — the act of tearing.
technical institute — a higher-education institution
tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
the (three) unities — the three principles of dramatic construction derived by French neoclassicists from Aristotle's Poetics, holding that a play should have one unified plot (unity of action) and that all the action should occur within one day (unity of time) and be limited to a single locale (unity of place)
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the finishing touch — If you add the finishing touches to something, you add or do the last things that are necessary to complete it.
the four corners of — You can use expressions such as the four corners of the world to refer to places that are a long way from each other.
the open university — (in Britain) a university founded in 1969 for mature students studying by television and radio lectures, correspondence courses, local counselling, and summer schools
the retail business — the business sector in which goods are sold individually or in small quantities to consumers
the volunteer state — a nickname for Tennessee
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
thumb one's nose at — to deride or mock, esp by placing the thumb on the nose with fingers extended
to be full of beans — If someone is full of beans, they are very lively and have a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
to be running short — If you are running short of something or running low on something, you do not have much of it left. If a supply of something is running short or running low, there is not much of it left.
to follow your nose — If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route.
to lick your wounds — If you say that someone is licking their wounds, you mean that they are recovering after being defeated or made to feel ashamed or unhappy.
to plumb new depths — If you say that something plumbs new depths, you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad.
to pop the question — If you pop the question, you ask someone to marry you.
to rack your brains — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.

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