18-letter words containing s, y, n, u

repayment schedule — a document detailing the specific terms of a borrower's loan, such as monthly payment, interest rate, due dates etc
reversionary bonus — a bonus added to the sum payable on death or at the maturity of a with-profits assurance policy
revolutionary wars — American Revolution.
run in sb's family — If a characteristic runs in someone's family, it often occurs in members of that family, in different generations.
run one's eye over — to glance at hurriedly
safety regulations — regulations or rules that are put in place to ensure a product, event, etc, is safe and not dangerous
sampling frequency — sample rate
schwarz inequality — Also called Cauchy's inequality. the theorem that the inner product of two vectors is less than or equal to the product of the magnitudes of the vectors.
secondary consumer — (in the food chain) a carnivore that feeds only upon herbivores.
secondary industry — manufacturing, services, etc.
securities analyst — an expert who advises on investment in securities such as stocks, shares and bonds
security agreement — business: contract
security clearance — access to top secret information
security of tenure — (in Britain) the right of a tenant to continue to occupy a dwelling or site unless the landlord obtains a court order for possession of the property or termination of the tenancy agreement
shrubby cinquefoil — a small shrub, Potentilla fruticosa, of the rose family, native to the Northern temperate region, having pinnate leaves and numerous, showy, bright-yellow flowers.
shugart technology — Seagate Technology
shut one's eyes to — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
silvery cinquefoil — any of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five-petaled flowers, as P. reptans (creeping cinquefoil) of the Old World, or P. argentea (silvery cinquefoil) of North America.
six-finger country — an isolated area considered as being inhabited by people who practise inbreeding
sodium thiocyanate — a white powder or colorless, deliquescent crystals, NaSCN, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in medicine in the treatment of hypertension.
sound and the fury — a novel (1929) by William Faulkner.
submaxillary gland — submandibular gland.
subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
sulfuric anhydride — sulfur trioxide.
summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
superstring theory — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
testamentary trust — a trust set up under the terms of a will.
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
to gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
to lose your nerve — If you lose your nerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do.
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.
unconstitutionally — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
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.
united nations day — the anniversary of the United Nations on October 24, marking its founding in 1945.
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.
united states navy — the permanent or regular naval force of the United States, under the authority of the Department of Defense since 1947. Abbreviation: USN.
universalizability — the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation
university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
university heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
university student — a student enrolled in a university
up someone's alley — suited to someone's tastes or abilities
veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
west puente valley — a town in SW California.
wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected

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