18-letter words containing ut
- russian revolution — Also called February Revolution. the uprising in Russia in March, 1917 (February Old Style), in which the Czarist government collapsed and a provisional government was established.
- saturated solution — A saturated solution is a solution in which there is so much solute that if there was any more, it would not dissolve.
- separate but equal — pertaining to a racial policy, formerly practiced in some parts of the United States, by which black people could be segregated if granted equal opportunities and facilities, as for education, transportation, or jobs.
- shut one's eyes to — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- small outline dimm — (storage) (SO-DIMM) A smaller kind of DIMM with 72 pins (supporting 32-bit transfers) or 144 pins (64-bit transfers). Regular DIMMs have 168 pins and support 64-bit transfers. Being roughly half the size of the regular DIMM, SO-DIMMs are often used in notebook computers.
- song without words — a song which only consists of a tune or melody and does not have any lyrics
- south saskatchewan — a river in W Canada, flowing E from S Alberta and joining the North Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River. 865 miles (1392 km) long.
- southampton island — an island in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories at the entrance to Hudson Bay. 19,100 sq. mi. (49,470 sq. km).
- southeast by south — a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southeast. Abbreviation: SEbS.
- southern cameroons — German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
- southern rhodesian — a former name (until 1964) of Zimbabwe (def 1).
- southwest by south — a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southwest. Abbreviation: SWbS.
- special prosecutor — (formerly) an independent counsel.
- statutory sick pay — the pay an employee is legally entitled to when sick
- substitute teacher — educator: replaces sb temporarily
- sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
- take a bite out of — If something takes a bite out of a sum of money, part of the money is spent or taken away in order to pay for it.
- take out insurance — take out insurance against something
- technical knockout — the termination of a bout by the referee when it is the judgment of the attending physician, a boxer's seconds, or the referee that a boxer cannot continue fighting without sustaining severe or disabling injury. Abbreviation: TKO, T.K.O.
- the beautiful game — football
- the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
- the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
- thrift-institution — economical management; economy; frugality.
- to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
- to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
- to spill your guts — if someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private
- two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
- unconstitutionally — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
- wave of the future — a trend or development that may influence or become a significant part of the future: Computerization is the wave of the future.
- west-southwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-southwest.
- widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- without hesitation — immediately, willingly
- without obligation — In advertisements, if a product or a service is available without obligation, you do not have to pay for that product or service until you have tried it and are satisfied with it.
- work out the kinks — If someone works out the kinks in a situation, they resolve the problems associated with it.
- work your guts out — If you say that you are working your guts out or slogging your guts out, you are emphasizing that you are working as hard as you can.