21-letter words containing y, i, n

to cross your fingers — If you cross your fingers, you put one finger on top of another and hope for good luck. If you say that someone is keeping their fingers crossed, you mean they are hoping for good luck.
to fly in the face of — If an action or belief flies in the face of accepted ideas or rules, it seems to completely oppose or contradict them.
to know your own mind — If you know your own mind, you are sure about your opinions, and are not easily influenced by other people.
to lay down your life — If someone lays down their life for another person, they die so that the other person can live.
to lay something bare — If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
to let your hair down — If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.
to my way of thinking — You add to my way of thinking to a statement in order to indicate that you are giving your opinion.
to play second fiddle — If you play second fiddle to someone, your position is less important than theirs in something that you are doing together.
to put you in mind of — If something puts you in mind of something else, it reminds you of it because it is similar to it or is associated with it.
to stick in your mind — If something sticks in your mind, it remains firmly in your memory.
to stick to your guns — If you stick to your guns, you continue to have your own opinion about something even though other people are trying to tell you that you are wrong.
to take your mind off — If something takes your mind off a problem or unpleasant situation, it helps you to forget about it for a while.
tripartite and fretty — (of a cross) having the limbs divided into three longitudinal strips each, intermingled in the manner of those in a cross parted and fretty.
trustee in bankruptcy — a person appointed by a court to administer the property of a bankrupt.
twenty-two metre line — one of two lines on a rugby pitch which are twenty-two metres from the goal-line
ulster unionist party — a Northern Irish political party advocating the maintenance of union with the UK
ultraviolet astronomy — the branch of astronomy that deals with celestial objects emitting electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet range.
uncertainty principle — the principle of quantum mechanics, formulated by Heisenberg, that the accurate measurement of one of two related, observable quantities, as position and momentum or energy and time, produces uncertainties in the measurement of the other, such that the product of the uncertainties of both quantities is equal to or greater than h/ 2 π, where h equals Planck's constant.
university of arizona — (body, education) The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. Today, the University is one of the top 20 research universities in the nation, with a student enrollment of more than 35,000, a faculty and staff of 12,500, and a 345-acre campus. Address: Tucson, Arizona, USA.
university of iceland — (body, education) The Home of Fjolnir.
ventriloquist's dummy — a puppet which is operated by a ventriloquist and made to appear to talk
vertically challenged — short in stature.
veterinary technician — a veterinarian’s assistant, trained to provide medical care for animals, as performing diagnostic tests or administering vaccines and medication.
voice-stress analyzer — a machine purported to detect stress in a human voice and to ascertain a person's truthfulness.
volumetric efficiency — the ratio of fluid delivered by a piston or ram pump per stroke to the displacement volume of the piston or ram
voluntary association — a group of individuals joined together on the basis of mutual interest or common objectives, especially a business group that is not organized or constituted as a legal entity.
voluntary liquidation — the process of voluntarily terminating the affairs of a business, firm, etc, by realizing its assets to discharge its liabilities or the state of a business firm, etc, having its affairs so terminated
washington's birthday — February 22, formerly observed as a legal holiday in most states of the U.S. in honor of the birth of George Washington.
weinberg-salam theory — electroweak theory.
west university place — a city in SE Texas.
window of opportunity — limited chance to do sth
youth training scheme — (formerly, in Britain) a scheme, run by the Training Agency, to provide vocational training for unemployed 16–17-year-olds

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