20-letter words containing u, s, e, n, t, w
- absent without leave — absent from duty without official permission but with no intention of deserting
- at two hours' notice — with notification only two hours in advance
- bring down the house — to receive enthusiastic applause from the audience
- bring the house down — to win great applause
- 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.
- how about something? — what is your wish, opinion, or information concerning something (or someone)?
- 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.
- newcastle-under-lyme — a town in W central England, in Staffordshire. Pop: 74 427 (2001)
- 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.
- queensland arrowroot — a South American and West Indian herb, Canna edulis, having large sheathing leaves, red flowers, and edible rhizomes.
- 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 (great) unwashed — The unwashed or the great unwashed is a way of referring to poor or ordinary people.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- unified screw thread — a screw thread system introduced for defence equipment (1939–44), in which the thread form and pitch were a compromise between British Standard Whitworth and American Standard Sellers: adopted by the International Standards Organization
- 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.
- weights and measures — units or standards of measurement
- 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
- woman of easy virtue — a sexually available woman, esp a prostitute
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