16-letter words containing res
- secondary stress — Engineering. a stress induced by the elastic deformation of a structure under a temporary load.
- self-resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- self-restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
- self-suppression — Psychoanalysis. conscious inhibition of an impulse.
- series resonance — the resonance that results when circuit elements are connected with their inductance and capacitance in series, so that the impedance of the combination falls to a minimum at the resonant frequency
- shared resources — the sharing of peripherals among several terminals
- special interest — special-interest group (def 1).
- specious present — a short time span in which change and duration are alleged to be directly experienced.
- st. clair shores — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- standing cypress — a plant, Ipomopsis rubra, of the southern U.S., having feathery leaves and clusters of red and yellow flowers.
- storm and stress — Sturm und Drang.
- sub-postmistress — (in Britain) a woman who runs a sub-post office
- sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
- sushi restaurant — a restaurant serving sushi
- tamper-resistant — difficult to tamper with: a tamper-resistant cap on a medicine bottle.
- teutoburg forest — region of low, forested mountains, mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: highest point, c. 1,500 ft (457 m)
- the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
- the resurrection — the rising of Jesus from the dead after his death and burial
- the yellow press — (formerly) popular newspapers publishing sensational stories
- to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
- to rest in peace — If you express the wish that a dead person may rest in peace, you are showing respect and sympathy for him or her. 'Rest in peace' or 'RIP' is also sometimes written on gravestones.
- tongue depressor — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- turkish crescent — crescent (def 6).
- underrepresented — to give inadequate representation to; represent in numbers that are disproportionately low.
- unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- unrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- unresponsiveness — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- vinylidene resin — any synthetic resin in which the basic structure consists of the H2C:CR2 group, where R usually is a halogen
- well-represented — having good or sufficient representation
- with due respect — with deserved esteem
- work-in-progress — In book-keeping, work-in-progress refers to the monetary value of work that has not yet been paid for because it has not yet been completed.