22-letter words containing s, e, r, u

structural engineering — the branch of civil engineering dealing with the design and planning of large structures
structured programming — the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.
struggle for existence — the competition in nature among organisms of a population to maintain themselves in a given environment and to survive to reproduce others of their kind.
student volunteer army — a students' voluntary organization that aims to undertake useful work in communities, founded in 2010 to help clear up after a damaging earthquake in Christchurch
subjective probability — a measure or estimate of the degree of confidence one may have in the occurrence of an event, defined by subjective criteria
subliminal advertising — a form of advertising on film or television that employs subliminal images to influence the viewer unconsciously
subornation of perjury — the offense of bribing or otherwise persuading another to commit perjury.
substantive agreements — collective agreements that regulate jobs, pay, and conditions
sun microsystems, inc. — (company) One of the first, and now biggest, US computer manufacturers. They also manufacture in Europe. The Sun-2 and 3 series of workstations and servers were based on the Motorola 680x0 family of microprocessors and the Sun-4 series on the SPARC. Sun also produce their own version of Unix, originally called SunOS and now Solaris. Their Network File System has become the de facto standard for sharing files between Unix systems. Sun own MySQL AB. Sun was bought by Oracle Corporation on 2009-04-20. Quarterly sales $1403M, profits $78M (Aug 1994). Address: 2550 Garcia Ave., Mt. View, CA 94043 -1100 USA.
supplementary question — a question asked in Parliament by an MP during Questions to the Prime Minister
supreme judicial court — (often initial capital letters) the highest court in some states, as Massachusetts and Maine.
surface effect vehicle — ACV (def 2).
system account manager — (cryptography, operating system, security) (SAM) A password database stored as a registry file in Windows NT and Windows 2000. The System Account Manager (SAM) database stores users' passwords in a hashed format. Since a hash function is one-way, this provides some measure of security for the storage of the passwords. In an attempt to enhance the security of the SAM database against offline cracking, Microsoft introduced the SYSKEY utility in Windows NT 4.0.
tactile user interface — (interface) (TUI) Hardware and software to provide access to computer-based graphical[?] information using touch, often intended for blind people. See also haptics.
take someone's measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
talk through one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
tell someone's fortune — position in life as determined by wealth: to make one's fortune.
textual user interface — (interface) (TUI) Either a text-based version of a GUI, or a full-screen version of a CLI.
the authorized version — an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under James I
the edinburgh festival — an arts festival held in Edinburgh in August
the long-hours culture — the prevailing view that it is normal to work long hours; the practice of working long hours
the muslim brotherhood — a transnational Islamic religious and political organization dedicated to the establishment of a nation based on Islamic principles, founded in Egypt in 1928
the nature conservancy — a US charitable environmental organization, founded in 1951, that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive
through someone's eyes — If someone sees or considers something through your eyes, they consider it in the way that you do, from your point of view.
through-the-lens meter — a light meter employing a sensor cell located behind the taking lens.
thus spake zarathustra — German Also sprach Zarathustra. a philosophical work in poetic form (1883) by Friedrich Nietzsche.
time complex simulator — (simulation) (Tcsim) Complex arithmetic version of Tsim. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
to be full to bursting — to be very full
to cast your net wider — If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things.
to keep your eyes open — If you keep your eyes open or keep an eye out for someone or something, you watch for them carefully.
to ride roughshod over — If you say that someone is riding roughshod over a person or their views, you disapprove of them because they are using their power or authority to do what they want, completely ignoring that person's wishes.
to settle out of court — to resolve a legal dispute before a court comes to a final decision
to stick your neck out — If you stick your neck out, you bravely say or do something that might be criticized or might turn out to be wrong.
to twiddle your thumbs — If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.
to upset the applecart — If you upset the applecart, you do something which causes a plan, system, or arrangement to go wrong.
transformational rules — rules that specify in purely syntactic terms a method by which theorems may be derived from the axioms of a formal system
transition temperature — Physics. a temperature at which a substance undergoes some abrupt change in its properties, as when it passes from the normal to the superconducting state.
transposing instrument — a musical instrument played at a pitch different from that indicated in the score.
tripotassium phosphate — any of the three orthophosphates of potassium ((potassium monophosphate) (K 2 HPO 4), (potassium diphosphate) (KH 2 PO 4), and (tripotassium phosphate) (K 3 PO 4) )
turn one's hand to sth — If you turn your hand to something such as a practical activity, you learn about it and do it for the first time.
turn someone's stomach — If you say that something turns your stomach or makes your stomach turn, you mean that it is so unpleasant or offensive that it makes you feel sick.
ulster volunteer force — (in Northern Ireland) a Loyalist paramilitary organization
unconditioned response — a reflex action innately elicited by a stimulus without the intervention of any learning process
under no circumstances — not for any reason
under starter's orders — (of horses in a race) awaiting the start signal
underground combustion — Underground combustion is the process of heating oil to allow it to flow more easily and make it easier to recover.
unemployment insurance — a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed.
unilateral disarmament — disarmament, especially nuclear disarmament, carried out by one state on its own
unitarian universalism — a North American liberal religious denomination in the Judeo-Christian heritage, formed in 1961 by the merger of the Unitarians, organized in 1825, and the Universalists, organized in 1793.
united empire loyalist — any of the American colonists who settled in Canada during or after the War of American Independence because of loyalty to the British Crown

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