15-letter words that end in ce
- storm insurance — insurance cover against damage caused by windstorms
- straining piece — (in a queen-post roof) a horizontal beam uniting the tops of the two queen posts, and resisting the thrust of the roof.
- studio audience — spectators on a TV set
- sub-post office — (in Britain) a post office run by a sub-postmaster or sub-postmistress as a self-employed agent for the Post Office
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- summary offence — an offence that is triable in a magistrates' court
- summer solstice — the solstice on or about June 21st that marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
- sunrise service — (sometimes initial capital letters) an outdoor religious service held at dawn on Easter morning.
- superconfidence — great or extreme confidence, overconfidence
- superexcellence — extreme or supreme excellence; the quality of being superexcellent
- superintendence — a district or place under a superintendent.
- target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
- target practice — practice at hitting the target in a sport such as archery or shooting
- the main chance — the opportunity for personal gain (esp in the phrase an eye to the main chance)
- the other place — (at Oxford University) Cambridge University
- the renaissance — the period of European history marking the waning of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world: usually considered as beginning in Italy in the 14th century
- the riot police — the section of the police force that is trained to deal with people who cause trouble in public places
- theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
- thermoremanence — the state or quality of being thermoremanent
- thickness piece — a narrow flat or board used in scenic construction to give the illusion of depth or solidity to a door, wall, window, or the like.
- threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
- time difference — the difference in clock time between two or more different time zones
- title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.
- to sb's defence — If you come to someone's defence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
- tracking device — an electronic security device which allows you to monitor the location of a person or object, esp a vehicle
- trade reference — a reference in which one trader gives his opinion as to the creditworthiness of another trader in the same trade, esp to a supplier
- traffic offence — a violation of traffic regulations, such as breaking the speed limit
- triple alliance — the alliance (1882–1915) of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
- unfair practice — unfair competition.
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- user experience — Digital Technology. the perception and response of a person toward design elements of software or digital media while interacting with it. Abbreviation: UX.
- vanilla essence — a natural extract obtained from the pods of the vanilla plant and used to flavour sweet dishes
- videoconference — a teleconference conducted via television equipment.
- volunteer force — a group of unpaid workers
- winter solstice — the solstice on or about December 21st that marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
- with good grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- worcester sauce — a commercially prepared piquant sauce, made from a basis of soy sauce, with vinegar, spices, etc
- work experience — temporary job placement
- zenith distance — the angular distance from the zenith of a point on the celestial sphere to the sphere, measured along a great circle that is perpendicular to the horizon; the complement of the altitude.