22-letter words containing s, i, r, e, n, a

spontaneous generation — abiogenesis.
st-pierre and miquelon — group of islands in the Atlantic, south of Newfoundland, constituting a political unit of France: includes the islands of St-Pierre (c. 10 sq mi, 26 sq km) & Miquelon & several islets: 93 sq mi (241 sq km); pop. 6,000
start the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
state registered nurse — (formerly in Britain) a nurse who had extensive training and passed examinations enabling him or her to perform all nursing services
statute of westminster — the act of Parliament (1931) that formally recognized the independence of the dominions within the Empire
straining at the leash — eagerly impatient to begin something
strait of juan de fuca — a strait between Vancouver Island (Canada) and NW Washington (US). Length: about 129 km (80 miles). Width: about 24 km (15 miles)
streetcar named desire — a play (1947) by Tennessee Williams.
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.
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
supplementary question — a question asked in Parliament by an MP during Questions to the Prime Minister
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 in (one's) stride — to cope with easily and without undue effort or hesitation
take something as read — to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume
tell it to the marines — of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation.
textual user interface — (interface) (TUI) Either a text-based version of a GUI, or a full-screen version of a CLI.
the (great) depression — the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s
the atlantic provinces — certain of the Canadian provinces with coasts facing the Gulf of St Lawrence or the Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador
the authorized version — an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under James I
the caring professions — professions such as nursing and social work that are involved with looking after people who are ill or who need help in coping with their lives
the chattering classes — the educated sections of society, considered as enjoying discussion of political, social, and cultural issues
the edinburgh festival — an arts festival held in Edinburgh in August
the fat is in the fire — an irrevocable action has been taken, esp one from which dire consequences are expected
the maritime provinces — another name for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, but often excluding Newfoundland and Labrador
the medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
the-leaning-tower-pisa — a round, marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, begun in 1174 and now 17 feet (5.2 meters) out of the perpendicular in its height of 179 feet (54 meters).
there is no comparison — If you say there is no comparison between one thing and another, you mean that you think the first thing is much better than the second, or very different from it.
thermal imaging system — equipment providing images of a target, or of a person or thing under examination
threespine stickleback — a widely distributed stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, occurring in marine, brackish, or fresh waters throughout the northern hemisphere.
to cast your net wider — If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things.
to draw someone's fire — If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.
to drop someone a line — If you drop someone a line, you write to them.
to swallow one's pride — If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.
to twist someone's arm — If you twist someone's arm, you persuade them to do something.
trade descriptions act — In Britain, the Trade Descriptions Act or the Trades Descriptions Act is a law designed to prevent companies from presenting their goods or services in a dishonest or misleading way.
trans-siberian railway — a railway in S Russia, extending from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific: constructed between 1891 and 1916, making possible the settlement and industrialization of sparsely inhabited regions. Length: 9335 km (5800 miles)
transformational rules — rules that specify in purely syntactic terms a method by which theorems may be derived from the axioms of a formal system
transient program area — (operating system) (TPA) The region of memory CP/M set aside for user programs.
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.
twenty-first amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, providing for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, which had outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
under no circumstances — not for any reason
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
universal postal union — an international organization, formed in Bern, Switzerland (1875), that administers and regulates international postal service. Abbreviation: UPU.

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