20-letter words containing u, l, s, t, e, r

shareholders' equity — Shareholders' equity is the total amount of ownership investment in a company.
shoulder to shoulder — the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk.
shoulder-length hair — hair that reaches a person's shoulders
slip through the net — If criminals slip through the net, they avoid being caught by the system or trap that was meant to catch them.
social security card — a card that contains details of a person's social security number
sodium fluoroacetate — a white, amorphous, water-soluble, poisonous powder, C 2 H 2 FO 2 Na, used as a rodenticide.
south american plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the continent of South America and several ocean basins and bounded on the north by the Caribbean Plate, on the east by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, on the west by a submarine trench that borders the western coast of the continent, and on the south by the Antarctic Plate.
south orkney islands — an uninhabited group of islands in the S Atlantic, southeast of Cape Horn: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962 (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty). Area: 621 sq km (240 sq miles)
southern oscillation — a low-latitude fluctuation of atmospheric pressure closely linked with El Niño events, specifically the periods of El Niño warming and La Niña cooling.
special patrol group — a former police unit tasked with counter terrorism in the Royal Ulster Constabulary
spuyten duyvil creek — a channel in New York City at the north end of Manhattan Island, connecting the Hudson and Harlem rivers.
squirrel's-foot fern — ball fern.
state enrolled nurse — a nurse with training and examinations enabling him or her to perform many nursing services
stockholders' equity — the net assets of a corporation as owned by stockholders in capital stock, capital surplus, and undistributed earnings.
strong nuclear force — an interaction between elementary particles responsible for the forces between nucleons in the nucleus. It operates at distances less than about 10–15 metres, and is about a hundred times more powerful than the electromagnetic interaction
structural isomerism — Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism.
suitland-silver hill — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
supplementary angles — either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 180°.
surveillance society — a society where surveillance technology is widely used to monitor people's everyday activities
systemic circulation — the circulatory system in general.
telephone subscriber — a person who subscribes to a telephone service
terrestrial guidance — a method of missile or rocket guidance in which the flight path is controlled by reference to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational or magnetic field
the canterbury tales — an uncompleted sequence of tales by Chaucer, written for the most part after 1387.
the leisure industry — businesses such as cinemas, restaurants, sports facilities etc
thomas of erceldoune — Thomas of, Thomas of Erceldoune.
three-quarter nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from a kneeling position behind a prone opponent, applies a half nelson with one arm, passes the other arm under the opponent's body on the near side, and locks the arms at the fingers or wrist on the back of the opponent's neck.
to burst into flames — If something bursts into flames or bursts into flame, it suddenly starts burning strongly.
to flex your muscles — If a group, organization, or country flexes its muscles, it does something to impress or frighten people, in order to show them that it has power and is considering using it.
to line your pockets — If you say that someone is lining their own or someone else's pockets, you disapprove of them because they are making money dishonestly or unfairly.
to pull your punches — If you say that someone does not pull their punches when they are criticizing a person or thing, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people.
tortoiseshell turtle — hawksbill turtle.
troilus and cressida — a satiric comedy (1598–1602?) by Shakespeare.
tropical disturbance — a very weak, or incipient, tropical cyclone.
trumpet call for sth — a signal for something
twelve-string guitar — an acoustic guitar having twelve strings instead of six, with each pair tuned an octave apart, and more difficult to play than the standard guitar.
uncharacteristically — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
under/below strength — If an army or team is under strength or below strength, it does not have all the members that it needs or usually has.
undistributed middle — Logic. a middle term of a syllogism that does not refer to its entire class in the major premise or minor premise, with the result that the syllogism is not valid.
unemployment figures — statistics relating to the number of people who are out of work
universal quantifier — a quantifier indicating that the sentential function within its scope is true for all values of any variable included in the quantifier.
upper yosemite falls — a section of Yosemite Falls in central California, in the Yosemite National Park that is 436 m (1430 ft) high
upset the apple cart — to disrupt a procedure, spoil someone's plans, etc.
vertical divestiture — the disposal of some or all the subsidiaries that make up a company's vertical combination through voluntary sale or legal compulsion.
vesicular stomatitis — a disease of horses, swine, and cattle, similar in its symptoms to foot-and-mouth disease, and characterized by blisters on the lips, snout, and oral mucous membranes.
viscount northcliffe — Viscount, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth.
voluntary euthanasia — the act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness, with their consent
warehouse facilities — places for storing goods
with all due respect — despite my regard for you

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