21-letter words containing s, h, a, r, e, b
- salam-weinberg theory — the electroweak theory.
- satisficing behaviour — the form of behaviour demonstrated by firms who seek satisfactory profits and satisfactory growth rather than maximum profits
- single spanish burton — a tackle having a runner as well as the fall supporting the load, giving a mechanical advantage of three, neglecting friction.
- space shuttle orbiter — orbiter (def 1).
- splice the main brace — to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
- steer clear of sb/sth — If you steer clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them.
- sympathetic vibration — a vibration induced by resonance.
- take sb at their word — If you take someone at their word, you believe what they say, when they did not really mean it or when they meant something slightly different.
- take sb/sth seriously — If you take someone or something seriously, you believe that they are important and deserve attention.
- the barber of seville — Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia. a comic opera (1816) by Gioacchino Rossini based on a comedy (1775) by Beaumarchais.
- the lower vertebrates — relatively simple and primitive vertebrates
- the probation service — a criminal justice service that is mainly responsible for dealing with offenders by placing them under the supervision of a probation officer
- theater of the absurd — theater in which standard or naturalistic conventions of plot, characterization, and thematic structure are ignored or distorted in order to convey the irrational or fictive nature of reality and the essential isolation of humanity in a meaningless world.
- theatre of the absurd — drama in which normal conventions and dramatic structure are ignored or modified in order to present life as irrational or meaningless
- throw sb a curve ball — If someone throws you a curve or throws you a curve ball, they surprise you by doing something that you do not expect.
- to be hard luck on sb — to be unfortunate or unlucky for someone
- to lay something bare — If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
- undesirable discharge — a discharge under other than honorable conditions of a person from military service by administrative action.
- weinberg-salam theory — electroweak theory.
- with one's bare hands — If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.
- writ of habeas corpus — law: petition for hearing