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18-letter words containing t, e, m, f

  • once in a lifetime — extremely rarely
  • order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
  • osteitis deformans — Paget's disease.
  • performance artist — an artist that is involved in a theatrical presentation that incorporates various art forms, such as dance, sculpture, music, etc
  • potassium fluoride — a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, toxic powder, KF, used chiefly as an insecticide, a disinfectant, and in etching glass.
  • presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
  • primate of england — a title of the archbishop of Canterbury.
  • programme of study — the prescribed syllabus that pupils must be taught at each key stage in the National Curriculum
  • put one in mind of — to remind (one) of
  • quantum efficiency — the number of electrons released by a photocell per photon of incident radiation of a given energy
  • quick off the mark — If you are quick off the mark, you are quick to understand or respond to something. If you are slow off the mark, you are slow to understand or respond to something.
  • reach for the moon — to desire or attempt something unattainable or difficult to obtain
  • reaction formation — a behavioral tendency developed in direct opposition to a repressed impulse.
  • repeat performance — sth done again
  • retirement benefit — a payment made to a retired person
  • rule of engagement — a directive issued by a military authority controlling the use and degree of force, especially specifying circumstances and limitations for engaging in combat.
  • selenium rectifier — a rectifier consisting of laminated plates of metal, usually iron, that have been coated with selenium on one side, with rectification taking place because the flow of electrons from the conductive metal to the selenium occurs more readily than the flow in the opposite direction.
  • self-advertisement — a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc.
  • self-contemplation — the act or process of thinking about oneself or one's values, beliefs, behavior, etc.
  • self-determination — determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
  • self-disparagement — the act of disparaging.
  • self-entertainment — the act of entertaining; agreeable occupation for the mind; diversion; amusement: Solving the daily crossword puzzle is an entertainment for many.
  • self-incriminating — serving to incriminate oneself or to expose oneself to prosecution: self-incriminating testimony.
  • self-incrimination — the act of incriminating oneself or exposing oneself to prosecution, especially by giving evidence or testimony.
  • self-manifestation — an act of manifesting.
  • self-mortification — the inflicting of pain or privation on oneself: He was certain that self-mortification was the only road to salvation.
  • self-recrimination — the act of recriminating, or countercharging: Hope gave way to recrimination with both sides claiming the moral high ground.
  • senior aircraftman — a rank in the Royal Air Force comparable to that of a private in the army, though not the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force
  • shoot from the hip — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
  • sixth-form college — (in England and Wales) a college offering A-level and other courses to pupils over sixteen from local schools, esp from those that do not have sixth forms
  • smooth fox terrier — a breed of short-haired fox terrier with a mostly white, smooth coat.
  • sodium hyposulfite — sodium thiosulfate.
  • sodium thiosulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 3 ⋅5H 2 O, used as a bleach and in photography as a fixing agent.
  • spectrofluorimeter — an instrument in which the spectrum of secondarily emitted fluorescent light is used to identify chemical compounds.
  • spectrofluorometer — an instrument in which the spectrum of secondarily emitted fluorescent light is used to identify chemical compounds.
  • spur-of-the-moment — occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.
  • squinting modifier — a word or phrase that can modify either the words that precede it or those that follow, as frequently in the sentence Studying frequently is tedious.
  • state of emergency — If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake.
  • statement of claim — law: first pleading
  • statements of case — the formal written statements presented alternately by the plaintiff and defendant in a lawsuit setting out the respective matters relied upon
  • strait of magellan — a strait between the mainland of S South America and Tierra del Fuego, linking the S Pacific with the S Atlantic. Length: 600 km (370 miles). Width: up to 32 km (20 miles)
  • subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
  • symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
  • take a dim view of — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
  • terms of reference — Terms of reference are the instructions given to someone when they are asked to consider or investigate a particular subject, telling them what they must deal with and what they can ignore.
  • the beautiful game — football
  • the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
  • the full treatment — If you say that someone is given the full treatment, you mean either that they are treated extremely well or that they are treated extremely severely.
  • the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
  • 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
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