21-letter words containing t, u, b, i
- substitution reaction — the replacement of an atom or group of atoms in a compound by another atom or group.
- supplementary benefit — (formerly) an extra amount of money that is paid to someone by the government, in addition to their normal income. Replaced by income support in 1988
- take sb/sth seriously — If you take someone or something seriously, you believe that they are important and deserve attention.
- tetrabromofluorescein — eosin (def 1).
- the built environment — the buildings and all other things constructed by human beings
- the-ring-the-nibelung — Richard Wagner's tetralogy of music dramas: Das Rheingold (completed 1869), Die Walküre (completed 1870), Siegfried (completed 1876), and Götterdämmerung (completed 1876): the cycle was first performed at Bayreuth, 1876.
- think outside the box — to think in a different, innovative, or original manner, esp with regard to business practices, products, systems, etc
- threatening behaviour — intimidation or intentional behaviour that causes another person to fear injury or harm
- three-quarter binding — a binding in which the material used for the back extends further over the covers than in half binding.
- to be killed outright — If someone is killed outright, they die immediately, for example in an accident.
- to be mixed up in sth — if you are mixed up in something, usually something bad, you are involved in it
- to be public property — to be publicly owned
- to put the wind up sb — If something or someone puts the wind up you, they frighten or worry you.
- to rub shoulders with — If you rub shoulders with famous people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that you rub elbows with someone, especially in American English.
- trustee in bankruptcy — a person appointed by a court to administer the property of a bankrupt.
- tubercular meningitis — an infection of the membranes of the central nervous system caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis; features can include fever, headache, and coma
- uniform business rate — a local tax in the UK paid by businesses, based on a local valuation of their premises and a rate fixed by central government that applies throughout the country
- up to the elbows with — busily occupied with; deeply immersed in
- writ of habeas corpus — law: petition for hearing