19-letter words that end in r
- saint luke's summer — a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
- sandra day o'connor — Frank (Michael Donovan) 1903–66, Irish writer.
- seat belt tensioner — A seat belt tensioner is a device in a vehicle that pulls a seat belt tight if there is a sudden movement or stop.
- see one's way clear — to be willing (to do something)
- sell down the river — a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- semiconductor laser — a laser in which a semiconductor is the light-emitting source, used in many medical procedures.
- semipalmated plover — a New World plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, having a black ring around the chest and semipalmate feet, inhabiting beaches and salt marshes.
- siberian wallflower — a North American plant, Erysimum asperum, of the mustard family, having orange-yellow flowers.
- sir wilfrid laurier — Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
- sleepy hollow chair — an armchair of the mid-19th century, sometimes on rockers, having a single piece forming a high upholstered back and a concave upholstered seat.
- spare a thought for — If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck.
- spin quantum number — the quantum number that designates the total angular momentum associated with electron spin and has a value of ½ in units of h /2π.
- stationary engineer — a person who runs or is licensed to run a stationary engine.
- step-up transformer — a device that transfers an alternating current from one circuit to one or more other circuits with an increase of voltage
- strait of gibraltar — a narrow strait between the S tip of Spain and the NW tip of Africa, linking the Mediterranean with the Atlantic
- street photographer — a paparazzo
- structural engineer — A structural engineer is an engineer who works on large structures such as roads, bridges, and large buildings.
- substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
- sun-and-planet gear — a planetary epicyclic gear train.
- swimming instructor — sb who teaches people to swim
- the almighty dollar — money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
- the great mentioner — the phenomenon whereby certain people are rumoured to be possible presidential or gubernatorial candidates before the rumour is denied or endorsed
- the social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
- theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
- three-quarter armor — plate armor that leaves the legs exposed below the knees.
- to be a showstopper — to be very impressive; to be sensational
- to be off the radar — to no longer be noticed or important
- to lose your temper — If you lose your temper, you become so angry that you shout at someone or show in some other way that you are no longer in control of yourself.
- to steer/stay clear — If you steer clear or stay clear of someone or something, you avoid them.
- training instructor — a person who teaches people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
- transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
- trickle bed reactor — A trickle bed reactor is a reactor in which gravity makes a gas and a liquid flow through a bed of catalyst.
- trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
- trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one
- tubular steel chair — a chair with a frame made of tubular steel
- tussock caterpillar — the larva of a tussock moth.
- typographical error — an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from striking the improper key of a keyboard, from mechanical failure, or the like.
- vacuum coffee maker — a coffee pot with upper and lower glass units, the upper for ground coffee and the lower for water that, when boiled, rises through the filter-stoppered bottom of the upper unit and remains there until drawn back down to the lower unit as brewed coffee by a reduction in pressure caused by the removal of heat.
- vertical stabilizer — the fixed vertical surface of an aircraft empennage, to which the rudder is hinged.
- video tape recorder — a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- white-collar worker — office employee, clerical worker
- white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
- wire-haired terrier — a breed of terrier having a rough wiry coat
- wire-wound resistor — a resistor consisting of a wire with a high resistance wound in a coil around a cylindrical core of insulating material.
- world day of prayer — the first Friday in Lent, during which Christians belonging to ecumenical communions pray for foreign missions.
- yellowtail flounder — a righteyed flounder, Limanda ferruginea, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast of North America, having a yellowish tail fin and rusty-red spots on the body: once commercially important, now greatly reduced in number.