18-letter words containing u, n, t, a

strike an attitude — to assume a posture or pose, often an affected or theatrical one
stroustrup, bjarne — Bjarne Stroustrup
sub-classification — to arrange in subclasses.
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
sugarloaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
sun-dried tomatoes — tomatoes that have been dried or preserved by exposure to the sun
super giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.
supporting actress — an actress playing a supporting role
sustaining program — a radio or television program without a commercial sponsor.
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
take out insurance — take out insurance against something
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
teaching equipment — teaching aids
technical knockout — the termination of a bout by the referee when it is the judgment of the attending physician, a boxer's seconds, or the referee that a boxer cannot continue fighting without sustaining severe or disabling injury. Abbreviation: TKO, T.K.O.
tele-communication — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
telecommunications — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
tertiary education — education, following secondary education at a school, at a college or university
testamentary trust — a trust set up under the terms of a will.
the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
the blue hen state — a nickname for the state of Delaware
the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
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 general public — the people in a society; people in general
the hunger marches — a number of processions by unemployed workers in the 1930s to protest against unemployment and deprivation
the masurian lakes — a group of lakes in Masuria in NE Poland: scene of Russian defeats by the Germans (1914, 1915) during World War I
the mountain state — a nickname referring to West Virginia
the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the sunshine state — the nickname of the US state of Florida, which comes from its sunny climate
there you go again — Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
thiruvananthapuram — a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to be above ground — to be alive
to find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
to open your heart — If you open your heart or pour out your heart to someone, you tell them your most private thoughts and feelings.
to pull a fast one — If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you.
to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
to take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
tranquillizer dart — a dart filled with a tranquillizer that is shot from a gun in order to temporarily sedate an animal so that it may be handled safely
transfinite number — an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.
transit instrument — Astronomy. meridian circle.
transubstantiation — the changing of one substance into another.

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