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

subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
sugarloaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
sun-dried tomatoes — tomatoes that have been dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
super giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.
super royal octavo — a book size, 63⁄4 by 101⁄4 inches
super royal quarto — a book size, 101⁄4 by 131⁄2 inches
supporting actress — an actress playing a supporting role
supportive therapy — any treatment, such as the intravenous administration of certain fluids, designed to reinforce or sustain the physiological well-being of a patient
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
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.
take out insurance — take out insurance against something
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
territory of papua — a former territory of Australia, consisting of SE New Guinea and adjacent islands: now part of Papua New Guinea
tertiary education — education, following secondary education at a school, at a college or university
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 sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
theater of cruelty — a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.
theatre of cruelty — a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain, suffering, and evil, using gesture, movement, sound, and symbolism rather than language
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
there you go again — Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
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
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to be above ground — to be alive
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 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 hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
to meet your match — If you meet your match, you find that you are competing or fighting against someone who you cannot beat because they are as good as you, or better than you.
to open your heart — If you open your heart or pour out your heart to someone, you tell them your most private thoughts and feelings.
to play favourites — to display favouritism
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 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 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.
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.
turbine ventilator — a ventilator, usually mounted on the roof of a building, deck of a ship, etc., having at its head a globular, vaned rotor that is rotated by the wind, conveying air through a duct to and from a chamber below.
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.
two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
ulcerative colitis — chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.
ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
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

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