17-letter words containing sa
- agree to disagree — If two people who are arguing about something agree to disagree or agree to differ, they decide to stop arguing because neither of them is going to change their opinion.
- anglo-saxon point — ATA point
- angry fruit salad — (abuse) A bad visual-interface design that uses too many colours. (This term derives, of course, from the bizarre day-glo colours found in canned fruit salad). Too often one sees similar effects from interface designers using colour window systems such as X; there is a tendency to create displays that are flashy and attention-getting but uncomfortable for long-term use.
- as who should say — as if one should say
- assateague island — a narrow island in SE Maryland and E Virginia on Chincoteague Bay: annual wild pony roundup. 33 miles (53 km) long.
- assessable income — the portion of one's income that is subject to tax
- at a disadvantage — If you are at a disadvantage, you have a problem or difficulty that many other people do not have, which makes it harder for you to be successful.
- at one's disposal — If you have something at your disposal, you are able to use it whenever you want, and for whatever purpose you want. If you say that you are at someone's disposal, you mean that you are willing to help them in any way you can.
- australian salute — a movement of the hand and arm made to brush flies away from one's face
- axis of abscissas — x-axis (def 1).
- axis-of-abscissas — x-axis (def 1).
- basal anaesthesia — preliminary and incomplete anaesthesia induced to prepare a surgical patient for total anaesthesia with another agent
- black renaissance — a renewal and flourishing of black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I in the Harlem section of New York City.
- blessed sacrament — the consecrated elements of the Eucharist
- boots and saddles — a bugle call formerly used in the US Cavalry to summon soldiers to mount
- by the same token — You use by the same token to introduce a statement that you think is true for the same reasons that were given for a previous statement.
- caesarean section — A Caesarean or a Caesarean section is an operation in which a baby is lifted out of a woman's womb through an opening cut in her abdomen.
- causality paradox — the hypothetical cause-and-effect of time travel and making changes in the past that would affect current actions.
- characterisations — Plural form of characterisation.
- cinisello balsamo — a city in N Italy, near Milan.
- closing-down sale — a sale held to clear stock from a shop that is ceasing to operate
- coarse-grain salt — salt with a much larger grain size than table salt
- commercialisation — Alternative spelling of commercialization.
- compensated grade — a grade that has been reduced along a curve to offset the additional resistance due to the curve.
- conceptualisation — The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.
- consumer sampling — a research technique in which targeted consumers are polled or tested for their receptiveness to a product or service
- contextualisation — Alt form contextualization.
- conversationalist — A good conversationalist is someone who talks about interesting things when they have conversations.
- counteraccusation — An accusation made in reply to another accusation.
- criminally insane — habitually criminal because of a psychological illness
- decriminalisation — (chiefly, British) Alternative form of decriminalization.
- defamiliarisation — (arts) The representation of objects anew, in a way that we do not recognize, or that changes our reading of them.
- dematerialisation — The act or process of dematerializing.
- denationalisation — Alternative spelling of denationalization.
- depersonalisation — Alternative spelling of depersonalization.
- desaix de veygoux — Louis Charles Antoine [lwee sharl ahn-twan] /lwi ʃærl ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1768–1800, French general.
- desynchronisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of desynchronization.
- diaphragm pessary — a device for inserting into the vagina to deliver a drug, such as a contraceptive
- disability clause — a clause in a life-insurance policy providing for waiver of premium and sometimes payment of monthly income if the policyholder becomes totally and permanently disabled.
- disadvantagedness — The quality of being disadvantaged.
- disadvantageously — In a disadvantageous manner.
- disaster planning — disaster recovery
- disaster recovery — (business) (DR) Planning and implementation of procedures and facilities for use when essential systems are not available for a period long enough to have a significant impact on the business, e.g. when the head office is blown up. Disasters include natural: fire, flood, lightning, hurricane; hardware: power failure, component failure, head crash; software failure: bugs, resources; vandalism: arson, bombing, cracking, theft; data corruption or loss: human error, media failure; communications: computer network equipment, network storm, telephones; security: passwords compromised, computer virus; legal: change in legislation; personnel: unavailability of essential staff, industrial action. Companies need to plan for disaster: before: risk analysis, preventive measures, training; during: how should staff and systems respond; after: recovery measures, post mortem analysis. Hardware can usually be replaced and is usually insured. Software and data needs to be backed up off site. Alternative communication systems should be arranged in case of network failure or inaccessible premises, e.g. emergency telephone number, home working, alternative data center.
- dispensationalism — the interpreting of history as a series of divine dispensations.
- disposable income — the part of a person's income remaining after deducting personal income taxes.
- doorstep salesman — a door-to-door salesman
- early renaissance — a style of art developed principally in Florence, Italy, during the 15th century and characterized chiefly by the development of linear perspective, chiaroscuro, and geometrically based compositions.
- field sales force — a team of people selling a product or service in the field as opposed to over the telephone, etc
- for heaven's sake — expressing frustration
- fore-and-aft sail — any of various sails, as jib-headed sails, gaff sails, lugsails, lateen sails, spritsails, staysails, and jibs, that do not set on yards and whose normal position, when not trimmed, is in a fore-and-aft direction amidships.
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