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18-letter words containing n, a, f, u

  • sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
  • the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
  • the full treatment — If you say that someone is given the full treatment, you mean either that they are treated extremely well or that they are treated extremely severely.
  • the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
  • to find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
  • to pull a fast one — If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you.
  • transfinite number — an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.
  • ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
  • under the aegis of — guided or protected by
  • unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.
  • unification church — a religious sect that combines elements of Protestantism and Buddhism, founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon in 1954: many of its members live in communes sponsored by the sect.
  • universal suffrage — suffrage for all persons over a certain age, usually 18 or 21, who in other respects satisfy the requirements established by law.
  • university faculty — a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas
  • weak nuclear force — weak interaction
  • wildlife sanctuary — an area where wild animals and plants are protected
  • woman of the house — lady of the house.
  • wrongful dismissal — the act of making someone redundant for reasons which are illegal or unjust
  • xenon hexafluoride — a colorless, crystalline compound, XeF 6 , that melts at 50°C to a yellow liquid, and boils at 75°C.
  • zone of saturation — the ground below the water table
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