15-letter words containing a, c, t, g
- talking machine — Older Use. a phonograph.
- talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
- target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
- target practice — practice at hitting the target in a sport such as archery or shooting
- teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
- technologically — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- telegraphically — of or relating to the telegraph.
- terra incognita — an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject.
- thalassographic — relating to thalassography
- thanatognomonic — signalling the nearness of death
- the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- the right track — the correct line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- the-night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- thraco-phrygian — a hypothetical branch of Indo-European implying a special genetic affinity between the meagerly attested Thracian and Phrygian languages.
- through traffic — traffic which continues on a road or highway rather than crossing onto a different road
- tintagel castle — a ruined castle on a promontory in SW England on the W coast of Cornwall, which is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur
- tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- to carry weight — If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people.
- to change hands — When something changes hands, its ownership changes, usually because it is sold to someone else.
- topographic map — a map showing topographic features, usually by means of contour lines.
- toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
- tracking device — an electronic security device which allows you to monitor the location of a person or object, esp a vehicle
- traction engine — a locomotive operating on surfaces other than tracks and pulling heavy loads, as fallen logs.
- trading account — an account similar to a traditional bank account, holding cash and securities, and administered by an investment dealer
- trading capital — the total amount of money available for buying assets
- trading company — a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
- traffic calming — Traffic calming consists of measures designed to make roads safer, for example making them narrower or placing obstacles in them, so that drivers are forced to slow down.
- traffic manager — a person who supervises the transportation of goods for an employer.
- training agency — (in Britain, formerly) an organization providing training and retraining for adult workers
- training centre — a place where people undergo skills training for work
- training course — practical programme of study
- training scheme — a scheme for teaching people skills in a particular field or profession
- training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
- traumatological — relating to traumatology
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- trickle charger — a small mains-operated battery charger, esp one that delivers less than 5 amperes and is used by car owners
- tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
- twitching trail — a logging road sufficiently developed to allow the hauling of logs along it by horse or tractor.
- typographically — of or relating to typography.
- ultracentrifuge — a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.
- unaccommodating — easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- uncommunicating — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
- union catalogue — a catalogue listing every publication held at cooperating libraries
- unscintillating — animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality.
- vegetable patch — part of a garden used for growing vegetables