20-letter words containing me

solitary confinement — the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which he or she is completely isolated from others.
some hope/not a hope — If you say 'Some hope', or 'Not a hope', you think there is no possibility that something will happen, although you may want it to happen.
someone's last stand — You can describe someone's final attempt to defend themselves before they are defeated as their last stand.
south american plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the continent of South America and several ocean basins and bounded on the north by the Caribbean Plate, on the east by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, on the west by a submarine trench that borders the western coast of the continent, and on the south by the Antarctic Plate.
space-time continuum — Also called space-time continuum. the four-dimensional continuum, having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate, in which all physical quantities may be located.
spanish-american war — the war between the U.S. and Spain in 1898.
spike someone's guns — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
spiral of archimedes — a curve that is the locus of a point that moves outward with uniform speed along a vector, beginning at the origin, while the vector rotates about the origin with uniform angular velocity. Equation (in polar coordinates): r = aθ.
st. james-assiniboia — a city in SE Manitoba, in S central Canada: suburb of Winnipeg.
standstill agreement — law: between company and bidder
stoichiometric ratio — The stoichiometric ratio is the exact ratio between air and flammable gas or vapor at which complete combustion takes place.
stony-iron meteorite — a meteorite of roughly equal proportions of metallic iron and stony matter.
structural isomerism — Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism.
summative assessment — general assessment of a pupil's achievements over a range of subjects by means of a combined appraisal of formative assessments
sunday-go-to-meeting — most presentable; best: Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.
supplemental plumage — the third plumage assumed by certain birds having three different plumages in their annual cycle of molts.
supplementary angles — either of two angles that added together produce an angle of 180°.
swan's neck pediment — a broken pediment, the outline of which consists of a pair of S -curves tangent to the cornice level at the ends of the pediment, rising to a pair of scrolls on either side of the center, where a finial often rises between the scrolls.
sweetheart agreement — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
symmetric difference — the union of the relative complements of two sets.
synoptic meteorology — a branch of meteorology analyzing data collected simultaneously over a wide region, for the purpose of weather forecasting.
take pity on someone — If you take pity on someone, you feel sorry for them and help them.
take something amiss — to be annoyed or offended by something
tangent galvanometer — a type of galvanometer having a vertical coil of wire with a horizontal magnetic needle at its centre. The current to be measured is passed through the coil and produces a proportional magnetic field which deflects the needle
technology agreement — a framework designed by trade unions for negotiating changes in employment caused by the introduction of new technology
telesales department — the department of a company that deals with telesales
television programme — a programme broadcast on television
the (whole) ballgame — the main or decisive factor, event, etc.
the day of judgement — a Christian term for the ending of the world
the garment industry — the manufacturing of items of clothing
the gnomes of zurich — Swiss bankers and financiers
the grove of academe — the academic world
the metadata company — (company) A company founded by Jack E. Myers, originally known as Metadata Information Partners. Myers trademarked the word "Metadata" (unhyphenated with initial capital, as opposed to the general term metadata) to represent implementations of his MetaModel and to designate his company. Myers claims that a data and publication search in the summer of 1969 failed to discover any use either of the word "metadata" or "meta data". E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 444 West Ocean Blvd, Suite 1600, Long Beach CA 90802, USA.
the methodist church — a group of people within the Christian religion who follow a system of faith and practice initiated by the English preacher John Wesley (1703–91) and his followers
the name of the game — If you say that something is the name of the game, you mean that it is the most important aspect of a situation.
the price of someone — what someone deserves, esp a fitting punishment
the ten commandments — the commandments summarizing the basic obligations of man towards God and his fellow men, delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai engraved on two tables of stone (Exodus 20:1–17)
the-comedy-of-errors — an early comedy (1594) by Shakespeare.
thirteenth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery.
this time, for sure! — (exclamation) Ritual affirmation frequently uttered during protracted debugging sessions involving numerous small obstacles (e.g. attempts to bring up a UUCP connection). For the proper effect, this must be uttered in a fruity imitation of Bullwinkle J. Moose. Also heard: "Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!" The canonical response is, of course, "But that trick *never* works!" See hacker humour.
three-dimensionality — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
tie someone in knots — to completely perplex or confuse someone
to burst into flames — If something bursts into flames or bursts into flame, it suddenly starts burning strongly.
to come to full term — to be carried or last until the ninth month of gestation or pregnancy
to cost someone dear — If something that someone does costs them dear, they suffer a lot as a result of it.
to give someone hell — If you say that someone gives you hell, you are emphasizing that they shout at you very angrily because of something you have done wrong.
toxic shock syndrome — a rapidly developing, sometimes fatal infection characterized by sudden onset of fever, gastrointestinal upsets, a sunburnlike rash, and a drop in blood pressure: caused by a Staphylococcus aureus toxin and occurring especially in menstruating women using high-absorbency tampons. Abbreviation: TSS.
traditional medicine — systems of medicine developed before the era of modern medicine, based on cultural beliefs and practices handed down from generation to generation
trigonometric series — an infinite series involving sines and cosines of increasing integral multiples of a variable.
trimetric projection — a three-dimensional projection with three different linear scales at arbitrary angles.

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