22-letter words containing t, r, a, n, s, e

split-dollar insurance — life insurance in which someone helps pay the premiums for another, as when an employer contributes to the premiums of an employee's policy.
spontaneous generation — abiogenesis.
st-pierre and miquelon — group of islands in the Atlantic, south of Newfoundland, constituting a political unit of France: includes the islands of St-Pierre (c. 10 sq mi, 26 sq km) & Miquelon & several islets: 93 sq mi (241 sq km); pop. 6,000
standard scratch score — the number of strokes a scratch player would need to go round a particular course, based on the length of each hole to the green and allowing 36 putts for the round
start the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
state registered nurse — (formerly in Britain) a nurse who had extensive training and passed examinations enabling him or her to perform all nursing services
statute of westminster — the act of Parliament (1931) that formally recognized the independence of the dominions within the Empire
straining at the leash — eagerly impatient to begin something
strait of juan de fuca — a strait between Vancouver Island (Canada) and NW Washington (US). Length: about 129 km (80 miles). Width: about 24 km (15 miles)
streetcar named desire — a play (1947) by Tennessee Williams.
structural engineering — the branch of civil engineering dealing with the design and planning of large structures
structured programming — the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.
student volunteer army — a students' voluntary organization that aims to undertake useful work in communities, founded in 2010 to help clear up after a damaging earthquake in Christchurch
subliminal advertising — a form of advertising on film or television that employs subliminal images to influence the viewer unconsciously
subornation of perjury — the offense of bribing or otherwise persuading another to commit perjury.
substantive agreements — collective agreements that regulate jobs, pay, and conditions
supplementary question — a question asked in Parliament by an MP during Questions to the Prime Minister
system account manager — (cryptography, operating system, security) (SAM) A password database stored as a registry file in Windows NT and Windows 2000. The System Account Manager (SAM) database stores users' passwords in a hashed format. Since a hash function is one-way, this provides some measure of security for the storage of the passwords. In an attempt to enhance the security of the SAM database against offline cracking, Microsoft introduced the SYSKEY utility in Windows NT 4.0.
tactile user interface — (interface) (TUI) Hardware and software to provide access to computer-based graphical[?] information using touch, often intended for blind people. See also haptics.
take in (one's) stride — to cope with easily and without undue effort or hesitation
take one's breath away — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
take someone's measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
take something as read — to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume
talk someone's arm off — to talk to someone at great length or without pause
talk through one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
tell it to the marines — of or relating to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation.
textual user interface — (interface) (TUI) Either a text-based version of a GUI, or a full-screen version of a CLI.
the (great) depression — the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s
the atlantic provinces — certain of the Canadian provinces with coasts facing the Gulf of St Lawrence or the Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador
the authorized version — an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under James I
the caring professions — professions such as nursing and social work that are involved with looking after people who are ill or who need help in coping with their lives
the chattering classes — the educated sections of society, considered as enjoying discussion of political, social, and cultural issues
the edinburgh festival — an arts festival held in Edinburgh in August
the fat is in the fire — an irrevocable action has been taken, esp one from which dire consequences are expected
the grand remonstrance — the document prepared by the Long Parliament in 1640 listing the evils of the king's government, the abuses already rectified, and the reforms Parliament advocated
the maritime provinces — another name for the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, but often excluding Newfoundland and Labrador
the medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
the nature conservancy — a US charitable environmental organization, founded in 1951, that works to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive
the-leaning-tower-pisa — a round, marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, begun in 1174 and now 17 feet (5.2 meters) out of the perpendicular in its height of 179 feet (54 meters).
there is no comparison — If you say there is no comparison between one thing and another, you mean that you think the first thing is much better than the second, or very different from it.
thermal imaging system — equipment providing images of a target, or of a person or thing under examination
threespine stickleback — a widely distributed stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, occurring in marine, brackish, or fresh waters throughout the northern hemisphere.
throw on the scrapheap — to discard or get rid of as useless
to be a one-way street — if you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it
to bend over backwards — If you say that someone is bending over backwards to be helpful or kind, you are emphasizing that they are trying very hard to be helpful or kind.
to cast your net wider — If you cast your net wider, you look for or consider a greater variety of things.
to draw someone's fire — If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.
to drop someone a line — If you drop someone a line, you write to them.
to lead someone astray — If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them.
to overplay one's hand — If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?