19-letter words containing s, e, t, f

subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
sulfureted hydrogen — hydrogen sulfide.
superannuation fund — a fund used for paying pensions
supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
take one's cue from — If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.
take one's mind off — to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from
taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
term life insurance — life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.
the best of friends — If two people are the best of friends, they are close friends, especially when they have had a disagreement or fight in the past.
the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
the finishing touch — If you add the finishing touches to something, you add or do the last things that are necessary to complete it.
the first amendment — in the US the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
the four corners of — You can use expressions such as the four corners of the world to refer to places that are a long way from each other.
the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
the likes of sb/sth — You can talk about the likes of someone or something to refer to people or things of a particular type.
the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
the scottish office — (formerly) a department of the UK government under the control of the Secretary of State for Scotland, responsible for a wide range of functions relating to Scotland. Most of these are now (since 1999) the responsibility of the Scottish government; the others are the responsibility of the Scotland Office
the song of solomon — a book of the Old Testament consisting of a collection of dramatic love poems traditionally ascribed to Solomon
the-song-of-solomon — a book of the Bible. Abbreviation: Sol.
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
thread-line fishing — spinning (def 3).
throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
to be full of beans — If someone is full of beans, they are very lively and have a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
to follow your nose — If you follow your nose to get to a place, you go straight ahead or follow the most obvious route.
to get short shrift — If someone or something gets short shrift, they are paid very little attention.
to keep to yourself — If you keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
to let go of sb/sth — If you let go of someone or something, you stop holding them.
to make a fast buck — When someone makes a fast buck or makes a quick buck, they earn a lot of money quickly and easily, often by doing something which is considered to be dishonest.
to one's fingertips — entirely; altogether
to run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
to sit on the fence — If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.
to tear a strip off — If you tear a strip off someone or if you tear them off a strip, you speak to them angrily and criticize them severely.
to the exclusion of — If you do one thing to the exclusion of something else, you only do the first thing and do not do the second thing at all.
to this/that effect — You use to this effect, to that effect, or to the effect that to indicate that you have given or are giving a summary of something that was said or written, and not the actual words used.
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
transesterification — a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.
transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
transitional relief — a form of tax relief, designed to smooth large changes in liability, which operates by restricting the proportion by which liability may change per year, both upwards and downwards
translation of axes — the process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes, parallel to the first, used to write equations of curves not centered about the origin.
tricks of the trade — expert techniques
trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one
under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
unit of measurement — physical quantity
valley of the kings — a valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt, c1350–c1200 b.c.

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