12-letter words containing lie
- photo relief — a method of showing the configuration of the relief of an area by photographing a model of it that is illuminated by a lamp in the northwest corner
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- relief angle — The relief angle is the angle between a cutting tool and the workpiece it has just cut.
- relief valve — a device that, when actuated by static pressure above a predetermined level, opens in proportion to the excess above this level and reduces the pressure to it. Compare safety valve (def 1).
- road haulier — a person who owns or works for a road haulage company; a trucker
- rough collie — a breed of long-haired collie with a coarse black-and-white or black, tan, and white coat, thicker around its neck and shoulders.
- saint helier — a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Capital: St. Helier.
- taper relief — (in Britain) a system of relief from capital gains tax under which the percentage of a chargeable gain considered taxable is reduced for each whole year (from April 1998) that the asset was held by the vendor
- the whirlies — illness induced by excessive use of alcohol or drugs
- therein lies — When you say therein lies a situation or problem, you mean that an existing situation has caused that situation or problem.
- thick client — a computer having its own hard drive, as opposed to one on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server
- transilience — leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.
- two sicilies — Two Sicilies.
- unbelievable — too dubious or improbable to be believed: an unbelievable excuse.
- unbelievably — too dubious or improbable to be believed: an unbelievable excuse.
- unrelievable — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- unrelievedly — in an unrelieved manner
- williewaught — a substantial serving or swig of an alcoholic beverage