15-letter words containing sur
- angular measure — the units used to measure angles. Compare angle1 (def 1c).
- antiforeclosure — opposed to the process of foreclosure
- assured tenancy — an agreement between a government-approved body such as a housing association and a tenant for occupation of a newly-built house or flat at an agreed market rent, under which the tenant has security of tenure
- attitude survey — a survey of the opinions held by a particular group of people
- buried treasure — A surprising piece of code found in some program. While usually not wrong, it tends to vary from crufty to bletcherous, and has lain undiscovered only because it was functionally correct, however horrible it is. Used sarcastically, because what is found is anything *but* treasure. Buried treasure almost always needs to be dug up and removed. "I just found that the scheduler sorts its queue using bubble sort! Buried treasure!"
- capital surplus — any surplus of a business firm not derived from direct earnings or profits
- caustic surface — a surface that envelopes the light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface
- channel surfing — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
- channel-surfing — Channel-surfing is the same as channel-hopping.
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- counter-measure — A counter-measure is an action that you take in order to weaken the effect of another action or a situation, or to make it harmless.
- countermeasures — Plural form of countermeasure.
- counterpressure — an opposing pressure
- double exposure — the act of exposing the same film, frame, plate, etc., twice.
- economy measure — any method of reducing expenditure and hence saving money
- electrosurgical — Relating to electrosurgery.
- fleet insurance — Fleet insurance is a type of insurance contract that applies to a number of vehicles.
- flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
- geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
- group insurance — life, accident, or health insurance available to a group of persons, as the employees of a company, under a single contract, usually without regard to physical condition or age of the individuals.
- hip measurement — a measurement around the hips at the level of the buttocks used in clothing and assessing general health
- immeasurability — Immeasurableness.
- immensurability — The quality of being immensurable.
- in some measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- insurance agent — sb who sells insurance policies
- insurance claim — request for insurance to be paid
- insurance class — An insurance class is a type of insurance coverage such as liability, health, legal expenses, or construction risk.
- insurance stamp — an insurance contribution
- insuring clause — the clause in an insurance policy setting forth the kind and degree of coverage granted by the insurer.
- insurrectionary — of, relating to, or of the nature of insurrection.
- insurrectionist — an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
- insurrectionize — to cause insurrection in (a country or the like).
- keyhole surgery — operation done by laparoscopy
- lateral fissure — the fissure separating the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes of the cerebrum.
- made to measure — (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.
- made-to-measure — (of a garment, shoes, etc.) made in accordance with a specific individual's measurements.
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- measurelessness — The state or condition of being measureless.
- measurement ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
- measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
- measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
- mis-measurement — the act of measuring.
- motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
- paid-in surplus — surplus paid in by purchasers of stock certificates sold at a premium.
- plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
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