20-letter words containing u, n, o, t, e, w
- absent without leave — absent from duty without official permission but with no intention of deserting
- anti-corn law league — an organization founded in 1839 by Richard Cobden and John Bright to oppose the Corn Laws, which were repealed in 1846
- at two hours' notice — with notification only two hours in advance
- auxiliary power unit — an additional engine fitted to an aircraft to operate when the main engines are not in use
- bloodied but unbowed — wounded but not defeated
- bring down the house — to receive enthusiastic applause from the audience
- bring the house down — to win great applause
- by their own account — If you say that something concerning a particular person is true by his or her own account, you mean that you believe it because that person has said it is true.
- come out in the wash — If you say that something will come out in the wash, you mean that people will eventually find out the truth about it.
- commune with oneself — to think; ponder
- cut one's own throat — to be the means of one's own ruin
- discounted cash flow — a technique for appraising an investment that takes into account the different values of future returns according to when they will be received
- full to the gunwales — completely full; full to overflowing
- greatest lower bound — a lower bound that is greater than or equal to all the lower bounds of a given set: 1 is the greatest lower bound of the set consisting of 1, 2, 3. Abbreviation: glb.
- group of twenty-four — a group of twenty-four rich and industrialized countries of the world, whose heads of government meet regularly to coordinate the position of developing countries on monetary and development issues
- helmeted guinea fowl — the common guinea fowl in its wild state.
- how about something? — what is your wish, opinion, or information concerning something (or someone)?
- human growth hormone — somatotropin. Abbreviation: hGH.
- imported currantworm — the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm) which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.
- junior featherweight — a boxer weighing up to 122 pounds (54.9 kg), between bantamweight and featherweight.
- law of superposition — Geology. a basic law of geochronology, stating that in any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom, each layer being younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it.
- not mince your words — If you say that someone does not mince their words, you mean that they speak in a forceful and direct way, especially when saying something unpleasant to someone.
- not out of the woods — If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems.
- on one's own account — If you take part in a business activity on your own account, you do it for yourself, and not as a representative or employee of a company.
- pale western cutworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Agrotis orthogonia, of the western U.S. and Canada, that seriously damages grains, beets, potatoes, alfalfa, etc., by feeding underground on roots and stems.
- put the hard word on — to ask or demand something from
- queensland arrowroot — a South American and West Indian herb, Canna edulis, having large sheathing leaves, red flowers, and edible rhizomes.
- rub up the wrong way — to arouse anger (in); annoy
- ruby-crowned kinglet — an olive-gray, American kinglet, Regulus calendula, the male of which has an erectile, ruby crest.
- settle accounts with — to pay or receive a balance due
- size-weight illusion — a standard sense illusion that a small object is heavier than a large object of the same weight
- snow-on-the-mountain — a North American euphorbiaceous plant, Euphorbia marginata, having white-edged leaves and showy white bracts surrounding small flowers
- sweat one's guts out — to work very hard
- the other way around — reversed
- throw up one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- to get your own back — If you get your own back on someone, you have your revenge on them because of something bad that they have done to you.
- to spread your wings — If you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience.
- tomb of the unknowns — See under Unknown Soldier.
- triple witching hour — the last hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the four Fridays each year when stock options, stock index futures, and options on such futures simultaneously expire: regarded as a time of extreme volatility in trading.
- turn over a new leaf — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- twiddle one's thumbs — to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
- 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.
- university of hawaii — (body, education) A University spread over 10 campuses on 4 islands throughout the state. See also Aloha, Aloha Net.
- university of twente — (body, education) A university in the east of The Netherlands for technical and social sciences. It was founded in 1961, making it one of the youngest universities in The Netherlands. It has 7000 students studying Applied Educational Science; Applied Mathematics; Applied Physics; Chemical Technology; Computer Science; Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Philosophy of science, Technology and Society; Educational Technology.
- wardrobe malfunction — an embarrassing situation caused by the clothes a person is wearing
- western mountain ash — a mountain ash, Sorbus sitchensis, of western North America.
- with one's eyes shut — with great ease, esp as a result of thorough familiarity
- without detriment to — If something happens without detriment to a person or thing, it does not harm or damage them.
- woman of easy virtue — a sexually available woman, esp a prostitute
- you know what i mean — You can use expressions such as you know what I mean and if you know what I mean to suggest that the person listening to you understands what you are trying to say, and so you do not have to explain any more.
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