20-letter words containing nd

string correspondent — stringer (def 6).
sufficient condition — a statement whose truth is sufficient to guarantee the truth of a given statement
suitland-silver hill — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
sunday-go-to-meeting — most presentable; best: Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.
tactical air command — a U.S. Air Force command supplying direct air support to U.S. Army ground combat units.
terms and conditions — commerce: rules, restrictions
the founding fathers — any of the men who were members of the U.S. Constituional Convention of 1787
the garment industry — the manufacturing of items of clothing
the leisure industry — businesses such as cinemas, restaurants, sports facilities etc
the other way around — reversed
the ten commandments — the commandments summarizing the basic obligations of man towards God and his fellow men, delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai engraved on two tables of stone (Exodus 20:1–17)
the thousand guineas — an annual horse race, restricted to fillies, run at Newmarket since 1814
theater-in-the-round — arena theater.
theatre-in-the-round — a theatre with seats arranged around a central acting area
thermal conductivity — the amount of heat per unit time per unit area that can be conducted through a plate of unit thickness of a given material, the faces of the plate differing by one unit of temperature.
thirteenth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery.
throw up one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
to blow hot and cold — If someone blows hot and cold, they keep changing their attitude towards something, sometimes being very enthusiastic and at other times expressing no interest at all.
to keep your hand in — If you do something to keep your hand in, you practise a skill or hobby occasionally in order to remain fairly good at it.
to land on your feet — If you say that someone always 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 live and let live — You say live and let live as a way of saying that you should let other people behave in the way that they want to and not criticize them for behaving differently from you.
to look high and low — If you say that you looked high and low for something, you are emphasizing that you looked for it in every place that you could think of.
to make up your mind — If you make up your mind or make your mind up, you decide which of a number of possible things you will have or do.
to put an end to sth — To put an end to something means to cause it to stop.
to stand your ground — If you stand your ground or hold your ground, you continue to support a particular argument or to have a particular opinion when other people are opposing you or trying to make you change your mind.
tom, dick, and harry — the ordinary person; people generally; everyone: They invited every Tom, Dick, and Harry to the party.
tom, dick, and jerry — a hot mixed drink containing rum, brandy, egg, nutmeg, and sometimes milk
townsend's solitaire — a brownish, slender-billed songbird, Myadestes townsendi, of western North America.
toxic shock syndrome — a rapidly developing, sometimes fatal infection characterized by sudden onset of fever, gastrointestinal upsets, a sunburnlike rash, and a drop in blood pressure: caused by a Staphylococcus aureus toxin and occurring especially in menstruating women using high-absorbency tampons. Abbreviation: TSS.
transcendental logic — (in Kantian epistemology) the study of the mind with reference to its perceptions of external objects and to the objective truth of such perceptions.
troilus and cressida — a satiric comedy (1598–1602?) by Shakespeare.
under the impression — If you are under the impression that something is the case, you believe that it is the case, usually when it is not actually the case.
under the microscope — If you say that something is under the microscope, you mean that it is being studied very closely, usually because it is believed that something is wrong with it.
under/below strength — If an army or team is under strength or below strength, it does not have all the members that it needs or usually has.
underground railroad — Also called underground railway. a railroad running through a continuous tunnel, as under city streets; subway.
undistributed middle — Logic. a middle term of a syllogism that does not refer to its entire class in the major premise or minor premise, with the result that the syllogism is not valid.
visual merchandising — Visual merchandising is the use of attractive displays and floor plans to increase customer numbers and sales volumes.
visually handicapped — unable to carry out normal activities because of defects of vision, including blindness
voice over broadband — a transmission technique that enables a user to make and receive telephone calls over a broadband connection
voluntary redundancy — a financial package to encourage employees to voluntarily leave an organization that needs to restructure
wait-and-see tactics — methods of achieving what you want in a particular political situation that involve biding your time for events to run their course
walking-around money — money that is carried on the person for routine expenses and minor emergencies; pocket money.
walton and weybridge — a city in Surrey, SE England: a London suburb.
weights and measures — units or standards of measurement
western india states — a former association of states in W India, largely on Kathiawar Peninsula.
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
wheeling and dealing — the use of different methods and contacts, often dishonestly, to achieve one's ends
william westmoreland — William Childs [chahyldz] /tʃaɪldz/ (Show IPA), 1914–2005, U.S. army officer: commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam and Thailand 1964–68.
working-capital fund — a fund established to finance operating activities in an industrial enterprise.

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