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

  • supportive therapy — any treatment, such as the intravenous administration of certain fluids, designed to reinforce or sustain the physiological well-being of a patient
  • symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
  • tertiary structure — the way in which the helixes or beta structures of a polypeptide are folded or arranged into a three-dimensional configuration.
  • testamentary trust — a trust set up under the terms of a will.
  • the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
  • the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
  • 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 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.
  • treasury of merits — the superabundant store of merits and satisfactions, comprising those of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.
  • treasury secretary — the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, the government department in the United States which is responsible for money and finance
  • unisys corporation — (company)   The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. Unisys is one of the largest providers of information services, technology, and software in the world. They employ about 49,000 people and do business in some 100 countries. In 1994 about 80 percent of revenue was derived from commercial information systems and services, with the remainder coming from electronic systems and services for the defense market. The defense business was sold to Loral in early 1995. Slightly more than half of Unisys's revenue is from business in the United States. They specialise in providing business-critical solutions, based on open information networks, for organisations that operate in transaction-intensive environments. These organisations include financial services companies, airlines, telecommunications companies, government agencies, and other commercial enterprises. In August 1994, quarterly sales were $1799M and profits $50M.
  • united states army — the permanent or regular military land force of the United States, under the authority of the Department of Defense since 1947. Abbreviation: USA.
  • universalizability — the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation
  • university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
  • university heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • university student — a student enrolled in a university
  • veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
  • warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
  • wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected
  • work your guts out — If you say that you are working your guts out or slogging your guts out, you are emphasizing that you are working as hard as you can.
  • work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.
  • work-study student — a student who is permitted to work while studying, and use the money earned to pay for their studies
  • young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party
  • yves saint laurent — Louis Stephen [lwee ste-fen] /lwi stɛˈfɛn/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, prime minister of Canada 1948–57.
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