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19-letter words containing s, o, u

  • (down) in the dumps — in low spirits; depressed
  • a law unto yourself — If you say that someone is a law unto himself or herself, you mean that they behave in an independent way, ignoring laws, rules, or conventional ways of doing things.
  • a multitude of sins — If you say that something covers or hides a multitude of sins, you mean that it hides something unattractive or does not reveal the true nature of something.
  • a shadow of a doubt — If you say that something is true without a shadow of a doubt or without a shadow of doubt, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all that it is true.
  • a storm in a teacup — If you describe a situation as a storm in a teacup, you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something that is not important.
  • absolute complement — complement (def 8).
  • absolute impediment — a fact or circumstance that disqualifies a person from lawful marriage.
  • absolutory sentence — a sentence that acquits the accused
  • absorption spectrum — the characteristic pattern of dark lines or bands that occurs when electromagnetic radiation is passed through an absorbing medium into a spectroscope. An equivalent pattern occurs as coloured lines or bands in the emission spectrum of that medium
  • abstracting journal — a periodical consisting mainly or entirely of abstracts of current works.
  • acceleration clause — a clause in a contract specifying that certain obligations will become due immediately in the event of a breach of contract, etc
  • accounts department — the section of a company that deals with the accounts
  • accounts receivable — A company's accounts receivable are all the money that it is owed by other companies for goods or services that it has supplied, or a list of these companies and the amounts that they owe.
  • ace up one's sleeve — a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot: He dealt me four aces in the first hand.
  • acoustic gramophone — a device for reproducing the sounds stored on a record: now usually applied to the nearly obsolete type that uses a clockwork motor and acoustic horn
  • acoustic resistance — acoustic impedance caused by the internal friction of the transmitting medium.
  • acoustic theodolite — an acoustic device that records a continuous vertical profile of ocean currents at a particular site.
  • adjustment disorder — a mental disorder that occurs as a maladaptive reaction to an episode of psychological, social, or physical stress, as divorce or a natural disaster.
  • advertising account — account (def 11c).
  • advocacy journalism — journalism that promotes a cause or expresses a subjective viewpoint.
  • air cushion vehicle — ACV (def 2).
  • air-cushion vehicle — a vehicle that travels just above the surface of land or water on a cushion of air provided by a downward jet from its engines, propellers, etc.
  • alcohol consumption — the drinking of alcohol
  • all-points bulletin — An all-points bulletin is a message sent by a police force to all its officers. The abbreviation APB is also used.
  • allegheny mountains — a mountain range in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia: part of the Appalachian system; rising from 600 m (2000 ft) to over 1440 m (4800 ft)
  • alpha ursae minoris — Polaris
  • amino acid sequence — the unique sequence of amino acids that characterizes a given protein
  • amount of substance — a measure of the number of entities (atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, etc) present in a substance, expressed in moles
  • anatomical snuffbox — the triangular depression on the back of the hand between the thumb and the index finger
  • anno urbis conditae — in a (specified) year from the founding of the city: the ancient Romans reckoned dates from Rome's founding, c. 753 b.c.
  • antimony trisulfide — a black or orange-red crystalline compound, Sb2S3, used as a pigment, in pyrotechnics and matches, for fireproofing fabrics and paper, etc.
  • antoine louis barye — Antoine Louis [ahn-twan lwee] /ɑ̃ˈtwan lwi/ (Show IPA), 1795–1875, French sculptor and painter.
  • apollonius dyscolus — died a.d. c140, Greek grammarian.
  • apollonius of perga — ?261–?190 bc, Greek mathematician, remembered for his treatise on conic sections
  • appointments bureau — an office responsible for filling appointments
  • apres moi le deluge — after me the deluge
  • aqueduct of sylvius — a canal in the midbrain, connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.
  • armed response unit — (in Britain) a unit of police officers who are trained to use firearms in situations where unarmed police officers would be in danger
  • as long as your arm — If you say that a list is as long as your arm, you are emphasizing that it is very long.
  • ask for a signature — If you ask for a signature, you ask someone to write their name, in their own characteristic way, on a document.
  • audio response unit — a device that enables a computer to give a spoken response by generating sounds similar to human speech.
  • augsburg confession — the statement of beliefs and doctrines of the Lutherans, formulated by Melanchthon and endorsed by the Lutheran princes, which was presented at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530 and which became the chief creed of the Lutheran Church.
  • austro-prussian war — the war (1866) in which Prussia, Italy, and some minor German states opposed Austria, Saxony, Hanover, and the states of southern Germany.
  • author's alteration — a correction or change made in typeset copy that is not a correction of an error introduced by the compositor. Abbreviation: AA, A.A., a.a., aa.
  • autoerotic asphyxia — asphyxia caused by intentionally strangling oneself while masturbating in order to intensify the orgasm through reduced oxygen flow to the brain.
  • autotransplantation — autograft.
  • backward somersault — a somersault performed in a backward direction with the legs leading the rest of the body
  • baja california sur — a state of NW Mexico, in the S part of the Lower California peninsula. Capital: La Paz. Pop: 423 516 (2000). Area: 73 475 sq km (28 363 sq miles)
  • ballot-box stuffing — the act of illegally submitting more than one vote in a ballot in which only one vote is permitted
  • bang for one's buck — value for money

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