18-letter words that end in ce
- public convenience — a rest room, especially at a large public place, as at a railroad station.
- quality of service — (communications, networking) (QoS) The performance properties of a network service, possibly including throughput, transit delay, priority. Some protocols allow packets or streams to include QoS requirements.
- rabbit-proof fence — a fence through which rabbits are unable to pass
- real-estate office — the place where a real-estate agent works
- renter's insurance — Renter's insurance is insurance for renters to insure their property against loss.
- repeat performance — sth done again
- rolling resistance — The rolling resistance of a wheel or ball is its resistance to movement caused by friction between it and the surface it is rolling on.
- saint vitus' dance — chorea (def 2).
- scottish blackface — a common breed of hardy mountain sheep having horns and a black face, kept chiefly on the mainland of Scotland
- secondary deviance — deviant behavior that results from being publicly labeled as deviant and treated as an outsider.
- security clearance — access to top secret information
- self-transcendence — the quality or state of being transcendent.
- sickness insurance — a type of insurance which pays out if you become ill
- st. james's palace — a palace in London, England: the royal residence from the time of Henry VIII until the accession of Victoria.
- stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
- surface-to-surface — (of a missile, message, etc.) capable of traveling from a base on the surface of the earth to a target also on the surface.
- 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
- 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
- thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
- to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
- to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
- to hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
- 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
- vote of confidence — expression of trust in sb's abilities
- war risk insurance — life insurance for members of the armed forces.
- weak nuclear force — weak interaction
- 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.