18-letter words containing o, u, t, r, s

surface-to-surface — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from a base on the surface of the earth to a target also on the surface.
sustaining program — a radio or television program without a commercial sponsor.
symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
take out insurance — take out insurance against something
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the mosque of omar — the mosque in Jerusalem, Israel, built in 691 ad by caliph 'Abd al-Malik: the third most holy place of Islam; stands on the Temple Mount alongside the al-Aqsa mosque
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the uncircumcision — the gentiles
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
thrift-institution — economical management; economy; frugality.
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to cool your heels — If you are cooling your heels, someone is deliberately keeping you waiting, so that you get bored or impatient.
to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
to feast your eyes — If you feast your eyes on something, you look at it for a long time with great attention because you find it very attractive.
to gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
to lose your nerve — If you lose your nerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do.
to play favourites — to display favouritism
to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
to spill your guts — if someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private
to watch your step — If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.
torsion-free group — a group in which every element other than the identity has infinite order.
transubstantiation — the changing of one substance into another.
treasury of merits — the superabundant store of merits and satisfactions, comprising those of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.
tristan und isolde — a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.
true to one's word — If you are true to your word or as good as your word, you do what you say you will do.
tufted loosestrife — a primulaceous plant Naumburgia thyrsiflora
tune someone grief — to annoy or harass someone
turn in on oneself — to withdraw or cause to withdraw from contact with others and become preoccupied with one's own problems
turn on one's heel — to turn around abruptly
turn one's back on — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
turn one's hand to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
turn up one's nose — to behave disdainfully towards (something)
turn up one's toes — to die
two-colour process — (in early colour photography) a method of printing which uses superimposed red and green images
ulcerative colitis — chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.
ultrasonic testing — the scanning of material with an ultrasonic beam, during which reflections from faults in the material can be detected: a powerful nondestructive test method
ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
ultrasound scanner — a device used to examine an internal bodily structure by the use of ultrasonic waves, esp for the diagnosis of abnormality in a fetus
under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
under-registration — the act of registering.

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