25-letter words containing s, a, v, i, e
- representative government — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- saybolt universal seconds — a US measurement of viscosity similar in type to the British Redwood seconds
- selective synchronization — a sound-recording process that facilitates overdubs by feeding the recorded track to the performer straight from the recording head
- state services commission — (in New Zealand) a government-appointed body in charge of the public service
- statement savings account — a savings account in which transactions are confirmed periodically by a bank statement.
- take sth under advisement — If someone in authority takes a matter under advisement, they decide that the matter needs to be considered more carefully, often by experts.
- the industrial revolution — the transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries of first Britain and then other W European countries and the US into industrial nations
- the knives are out for sb — If a lot of people want something unpleasant to happen to someone, for example if they want them to lose their job, you can say that the knives are out for that person.
- to be in the driving seat — If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
- to give someone a bunk-up — to give someone a competitive advantage in order to help them get on better than they would otherwise have done
- to have irons in the fire — If someone has a lot of irons in the fire, they are involved in several different activities or have several different plans.
- to live beyond your means — If someone is living beyond their means, they are spending more money than they can afford. If someone is living within their means, they are not spending more money than they can afford.
- transport level interface — Transport Layer Interface
- university of east london — (body, education) (UEL) A UK University with six academic Faculties: Design and The Built Environment, East London Business School, Institute Of Health and Rehabilitation, Faculty Of Science, Social Sciences and Technology.
- verbum sat sapienti (est) — a word to the wise (is) enough