19-letter words containing s, l, u, t, e

squirrel-tail grass — any of various grasses having long fruiting stalks.
strangulated hernia — a hernia, especially of the intestine, that swells and constricts the blood supply of the herniated part, resulting in obstruction and gangrene.
structural engineer — A structural engineer is an engineer who works on large structures such as roads, bridges, and large buildings.
subjective idealism — a doctrine that the world has no existence independent of sensations or ideas.
subnuclear particle — any of the elementary particles, including those that do not exist in stable matter but appear as a result of high-energy collisions of other particles or nuclei.
sulfureted hydrogen — hydrogen sulfide.
sun-and-planet gear — a planetary epicyclic gear train.
supercritical fluid — A supercritical fluid is a fluid at a temperature and pressure at which there is no difference between liquid and gas.
superiority complex — an exaggerated feeling of one's own superiority.
supernatural virtue — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
supplementary angle — either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 180°.
supplementary story — follow-up (def 3b).
suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
take up the cudgels — If you take up the cudgels for someone or something, you speak or fight in support of them.
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
technical institute — a higher-education institution
telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
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 bluegrass state — Kentucky
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the retail business — the business sector in which goods are sold individually or in small quantities to consumers
the volunteer state — a nickname for Tennessee
theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
to be full of beans — If someone is full of beans, they are very lively and have a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
to click your heels — If someone such as a soldier clicks their heels, they make a sound by knocking the heels of their shoes together when saluting or greeting someone.
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 give sb a leg up — to help with climbing
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 lose your temper — If you lose your temper, you become so angry that you shout at someone or show in some other way that you are no longer in control of yourself.
to plumb new depths — If you say that something plumbs new depths, you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad.
to plumb the depths — If someone plumbs the depths of an unpleasant emotion or quality, they experience it or show it to an extreme degree.
to stick out a mile — If you say that something or someone sticks out a mile or stands out a mile, you are emphasizing that they are very obvious and easy to recognize.
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 wet your whistle — To wet your whistle means to have a drink.
touch all the bases — to deal with all related details
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
transuranic element — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
triangulum australe — a small bright triangular constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Ara and the Southern Cross, that contains an open star cluster
tricalcium silicate — a component of cement, Ca 3 SiO 5 , also used in food to prevent caking.
trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one
trumpet honeysuckle — an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.
trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
tubular steel chair — a chair with a frame made of tubular steel
tussock caterpillar — the larva of a tussock moth.
ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
ultrasonic cleaning — the use of ultrasound to vibrate a piece to be cleaned while the piece is immersed in a cleaning fluid. The process produces a very high degree of cleanliness, and is used for jewellery and ornately shaped items
under one's control — If something is under your control, you have the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.

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