18-letter words containing o, u, t, w
- ailanthus silkworm — a green silkworm, Samia walkeri, introduced into the U.S. from China, that feeds on the leaves of the ailanthus.
- antivirus software — (tool) Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. The simplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for a list of known viruses. Others are constantly active, attempting to detect the actions of general classes of viruses. antivirus software should always include a regular update service allowing it to keep up with the latest viruses as they are released.
- avoirdupois weight — a British and American system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces
- before you know it — rapidly, soon
- berwick-upon-tweed — a town in N England, in N Northumberland at the mouth of the Tweed: much involved in border disputes between England and Scotland between the 12th and 16th centuries; neutral territory 1551–1885. Pop: 12 870 (2001)
- between you and me — in the space separating (two points, objects, etc.): between New York and Chicago.
- conductivity water — water that has a conductivity of less than 0.043 × 10–6 S cm–1
- constitutional law — the body of law that evolves from a constitution, setting out the fundamental principles according to which a state is governed and defining the relationship between the various branches of government within the state.
- cut-and-waste code — (humour, programming) Code that someone found online (e.g. in a blog) and copied and pasted into a product. The result is usually a lot of wasted time trying to track down obscure bugs from code that may have made sense in the original context but not in the new one. Also known as blog-driven development.
- double white lines — parallel white lines on a roadway, usually indicating a barrier to crossing
- down to the ground — thoroughly; completely
- dwarf storage unit — (humour) (DSU) An IBM term for a cupboard.
- eyewitness account — a description given by someone who was present at an event
- floating underflow — underflow
- fulminating powder — powder that explodes by percussion.
- get out of the way — move aside
- haud your wheesht! — be silent! hush!
- in with a shout of — If you say that someone is in with a shout of achieving or winning something, you mean that they have a chance of achieving or winning it.
- junior heavyweight — a boxer weighing up to 190 pounds (85.5 kg), between light heavyweight and heavyweight.
- junior lightweight — a boxer weighing up to 130 pounds (58.5 kg), between featherweight and lightweight.
- long hundredweight — a hundredweight of 112 pounds (50.8 kg), the usual hundredweight in Great Britain, but now rare in the U.S.
- microwave spectrum — a spectrum of electromagnetic radiations whose wavelengths fall in the microwave range.
- mixed-flow turbine — a water turbine in which water flows radially and axially through the rotating vanes
- multiflow computer — (company) A now-defunct computer company, best known for its work in Very Long Instruction Word processors. Address: New Haven, Conn. USA.
- multiple ownership — ownership by several people or organizations
- now you're talking — at last you're saying something agreeable
- out of whole cloth — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- piecewise function — a function whose definition changes depending on the value of the independent variable
- pour cold water on — If someone pours cold water on a plan or idea, they criticize it so much that people lose their enthusiasm for it.
- presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
- prison rustic work — rustication having a deeply pitted surface.
- put your foot down — If someone puts their foot down, they use their authority in order to stop something happening.
- revolutionary wars — American Revolution.
- rub shoulders with — to mix with socially or associate with
- slow on the uptake — slow to understand or learn
- song without words — a song which only consists of a tune or melody and does not have any lyrics
- south saskatchewan — a river in W Canada, flowing E from S Alberta and joining the North Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River. 865 miles (1392 km) long.
- southwest by south — a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southwest. Abbreviation: SWbS.
- to find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
- to plough a furrow — If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people.
- 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.
- 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.
- two-colour process — (in early colour photography) a method of printing which uses superimposed red and green images
- two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
- ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
- ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
- up to one's elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
- wave of the future — a trend or development that may influence or become a significant part of the future: Computerization is the wave of the future.
- web request broker — (web) (WRB) Part of Oracle Corporation's WebServer suite of programs. It is a high-performance, multi-threaded HTTP server which allows clients' requests to be directly translated into Oracle 7 database scripts, and automatically translates the results of the query back into HTML for delivery to the client browser.
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