18-letter words containing s, t, a, c

to all appearances — apparently
to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
to lick into shape — If you lick, knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.
to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
to watch your step — If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
transmogrification — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
transrectification — rectification occurring in one circuit as a result of the application of an alternating voltage to another circuit.
transverse process — a process that projects from the sides of a vertebra.
transverse section — cross section (def 1).
traveller's cheque — Traveller's cheques are cheques that you buy at a bank and take with you when you travel, for example so that you can exchange them for the currency of the country that you are in.
treasury secretary — the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, the government department in the United States which is responsible for money and finance
triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
triphosphoric acid — the hypothetical acid H 5 P 3 O 10 , known chiefly by its salts.
turk's-head cactus — a cactus, Melocactus communis, of Jamaica, having needlelike spines and a cylindrical body with a tawny-red, fezlike terminal part bearing red flowers.
turn one's back on — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
ulcerative colitis — chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.
ultrasonic testing — the scanning of material with an ultrasonic beam, during which reflections from faults in the material can be detected: a powerful nondestructive test method
ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
ultrasound scanner — a device used to examine an internal bodily structure by the use of ultrasonic waves, esp for the diagnosis of abnormality in a fetus
unconstitutionally — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
unenthusiastically — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
unisys corporation — (company) The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. Unisys is one of the largest providers of information services, technology, and software in the world. They employ about 49,000 people and do business in some 100 countries. In 1994 about 80 percent of revenue was derived from commercial information systems and services, with the remainder coming from electronic systems and services for the defense market. The defense business was sold to Loral in early 1995. Slightly more than half of Unisys's revenue is from business in the United States. They specialise in providing business-critical solutions, based on open information networks, for organisations that operate in transaction-intensive environments. These organisations include financial services companies, airlines, telecommunications companies, government agencies, and other commercial enterprises. In August 1994, quarterly sales were $1799M and profits $50M.
university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
ur of the chaldees — the city where Abraham was born, sometimes identified with the Sumerian city of Ur. Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7.
venture capitalist — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
video compact disc — (storage) (VCD) A storage format used for film distribution.
warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
water stick insect — a slender sticklike flightless water bug, Ranatra linearis, that is predatory on small creatures such as water fleas
watson-crick model — a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.
wattless component — Electricity. reactive component.
weather forecaster — meteorologist
what has become of — If you wonder what has become of someone or something, you wonder where they are and what has happened to them.
whittaker chambers — Robert, 1802–71, Scottish publisher and editor.
wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected
writ of assistance — a writ issued by a superior colonial court authorizing officers of the British crown to summon aid and enter and search any premises.
x-ray spectrometer — a spectrometer using x-rays to activate the inner electrons of an atom in order to separate and identify the chemical constituents of a substance and their concentrations.
x-ray spectrometry — the use of an x-ray spectrometer.
yeast nucleic acid — RNA.
young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party

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