18-letter words containing nc
- state of emergency — If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake.
- store launch event — A store launch event is a special event, which publicizes the opening of a new store and at which discounts and free samples may be offered.
- student councillor — a student who is a member of a council or body representing the interests of students at a school, university or college
- subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
- surgical appliance — a specialized device used by somebody to relieve a particular medical condition
- suspended sentence — law: deferred decision
- swarm intelligence — the collective behaviour of a group of animals, esp social insects such as ants, bees, and termites, that are each following very basic rules
- symmetric function — a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
- take cognizance of — note, acknowledge
- take one's chances — to accept the uncertain outcome as of a course of action
- take out insurance — take out insurance against something
- television licence — a certificate giving official permission to own a television set
- terms of reference — Terms of reference are the instructions given to someone when they are asked to consider or investigate a particular subject, telling them what they must deal with and what they can ignore.
- the dismal science — a name for economics coined by Thomas Carlyle
- the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
- the french riviera — the Mediterranean coastal region of France from Cannes eastward to Italy
- the uncircumcision — the gentiles
- thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
- thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
- to all appearances — apparently
- townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
- translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
- two-tier financing — a form of lending in which the debt is divided into two separate parts, as in a first and second mortgage held by an individual on a single property
- ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
- unconstitutionally — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
- unearned increment — the increase in the value of property, especially land, due to natural causes, as growth of population, rather than to any labor or expenditure by the owner.
- very low frequency — any frequency between 3 and 30 kilohertz. Abbreviation: VLF.
- video conferencing — the holding of videoconferences.
- video surveillance — a system of monitoring activity in an area or building using a television system in which signals are transmitted from a television camera to the receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit
- vitamin deficiency — a lack of a vitamin or vitamins needed for good health
- vote of confidence — expression of trust in sb's abilities
- vulcan nerve pinch — (jargon) (Or "three-finger salute", Vulcan death grip; from the old "Star Trek" TV series via Commodore Amiga hackers) The keyboard combination that forces a soft boot or jump to ROM monitor (on machines that support such a feature). On an Amiga this is done with Ctrl/Right Amiga/Left Amiga; on IBM PCs and many microcomputers it is Ctrl/Alt/Del; on Suns, L1-A; on some Macintoshes, it is
- ! Silicon Graphics users are obviously the most dextrous however, as these machines use the five-finger combination: Left Shift/Left Ctrl/Left Alt/Keypad Divide/F12. Compare quadruple bucky. - war risk insurance — life insurance for members of the armed forces.
- wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected
- writ of assistance — a writ issued by a superior colonial court authorizing officers of the British crown to summon aid and enter and search any premises.