20-letter words containing ll

quasi-stellar object — quasar. Abbreviation: QSO.
ring wall foundation — A ring wall foundation is a base made of concrete, used to put large tanks on.
roller-blind shutter — curtain shutter.
rough-winged swallow — either of two New World swallows of the genus Stelgidopteryx, having outer primary feathers with small barblike hooks on the margins.
salmonella poisoning — an illness caused by ingestion of a salmonella bacterium
satellite chromosome — a type of densely staining chromosome of uncertain biological function, found in many plant and animal species.
satellite navigation — navigation using data received from satellites
satellite photograph — a photograph taken by an artificial satellite from space
satellite television — television transmitted from an artificial satellite at a power suitable for direct reception in the home
school without walls — a nontraditional educational program that uses community facilities as learning resources.
sell a bill of goods — a quantity or consignment of salable items, as an order, shipment, etc.
sellers screw thread — a thread form in a system of standard sizes proposed by Sellers in 1884 and later accepted as standard in the USA, having a 60° flank angle with a flat top and foot
separation allowance — an allowance paid to a member of the military when they are forced to be apart from their family due to their military duties
set the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
sir william berkeley — Busby [buhz-bee] /ˈbʌz bi/ (Show IPA), (William Berkeley Enos) 1895–1976, U.S. choreographer and musical-film director.
size-weight illusion — a standard sense illusion that a small object is heavier than a large object of the same weight
skull and crossbones — a representation of a front view of a human skull above two crossed bones, originally used on pirates' flags and now used as a warning sign, as in designating substances as poisons.
small craft advisory — a U.S. National Weather Service advisory of sustained winds, over coastal and inland waters, with speeds of 20–33 knots (23–38 mph, 10–17 m/sec). Regional NWS offices have discretion over the choice of the lower limit.
southern oscillation — a low-latitude fluctuation of atmospheric pressure closely linked with El Niño events, specifically the periods of El Niño warming and La Niña cooling.
spotted crane's-bill — the American wild geranium, Geranium maculatum.
stallman, richard m. — Richard Stallman
standstill agreement — law: between company and bidder
state enrolled nurse — a nurse with training and examinations enabling him or her to perform many nursing services
strike off the rolls — to expel from membership
suitland-silver hill — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
surveillance society — a society where surveillance technology is widely used to monitor people's everyday activities
take up a collection — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
that will be the day — I look forward to that
the (whole) ballgame — the main or decisive factor, event, etc.
the greater antilles — a group of islands in the Caribbean, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico
there is no call for — If you say that there is no call for someone to behave in a particular way, you are criticizing their behaviour, usually because you think it is rude.
to come to full term — to be carried or last until the ninth month of gestation or pregnancy
to fall on deaf ears — If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it.
to fall on your feet — If you say that someone always falls or lands on their feet, you mean that they are always successful or lucky, although they do not seem to achieve this by their own efforts.
to give someone hell — If you say that someone gives you hell, you are emphasizing that they shout at you very angrily because of something you have done wrong.
to pull your punches — If you say that someone does not pull their punches when they are criticizing a person or thing, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people.
tortoiseshell turtle — hawksbill turtle.
travel-sickness pill — a pill which is used to relieve the symptoms of travel or motion sickness, the condition of being nauseated from riding in a moving vehicle
travelling-wave tube — an electronic tube in which an electron beam interacts with a distributed high-frequency magnetic field so that energy is transferred from the beam to the field
treaty of versailles — the treaty of 1919 imposed upon Germany by the Allies (except for the US and the Soviet Union): the most important of the five peace treaties that concluded World War I
trumpet call for sth — a signal for something
uncharacteristically — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
unique selling point — a feature of a product that is emphasized in advertising material and sales presentations
upper yosemite falls — a section of Yosemite Falls in central California, in the Yosemite National Park that is 436 m (1430 ft) high
visually handicapped — unable to carry out normal activities because of defects of vision, including blindness
vocalic alliteration — the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration) as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration) as in each to all. Compare consonance (def 4a).
war of the rebellion — American Civil War.
warrensville heights — a city in NE Ohio.
weston standard cell — a primary cell used as a standard of emf, producing 1.018636 volts: consists of a mercury anode and a cadmium amalgam cathode in an electrolyte of saturated cadmium sulphate
what-you-may-call-it — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.

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