18-letter words containing s, t, a, u, r

super royal quarto — a book size, 101⁄4 by 131⁄2 inches
supporting actress — an actress playing a supporting role
supportive therapy — any treatment, such as the intravenous administration of certain fluids, designed to reinforce or sustain the physiological well-being of a patient
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
surface-to-surface — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from a base on the surface of the earth to a target also on the surface.
sustaining program — a radio or television program without a commercial sponsor.
take out insurance — take out insurance against something
talk a blue streak — speak rapidly and incessantly
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
tertiary structure — the way in which the helixes or beta structures of a polypeptide are folded or arranged into a three-dimensional configuration.
testamentary trust — a trust set up under the terms of a will.
the baptist church — any of various Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of believers
the class struggle — the continual conflict between the capitalist and working classes for economic and political power
the hunger marches — a number of processions by unemployed workers in the 1930s to protest against unemployment and deprivation
the masurian lakes — a group of lakes in Masuria in NE Poland: scene of Russian defeats by the Germans (1914, 1915) during World War I
the mosque of omar — the mosque in Jerusalem, Israel, built in 691 ad by caliph 'Abd al-Malik: the third most holy place of Islam; stands on the Temple Mount alongside the al-Aqsa mosque
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
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 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 feast your eyes — If you feast your eyes on something, you look at it for a long time with great attention because you find it very attractive.
to play favourites — to display favouritism
to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
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.
transfinite number — an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.
transit instrument — Astronomy. meridian circle.
transubstantiation — the changing of one substance into another.
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 of merits — the superabundant store of merits and satisfactions, comprising those of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.
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
tristan und isolde — a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.
tristimulus values — three values that together are used to describe a colour and are the amounts of three reference colours that can be mixed to give the same visual sensation as the colour considered
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.
turn one's hand to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
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
under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
under-registration — the act of registering.
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.
united arab states — a former (1958–61) federation of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) and Yemen.
united states army — the permanent or regular military land force of the United States, under the authority of the Department of Defense since 1947. Abbreviation: USA.

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