17-letter words containing a, e, g

temperature gauge — a device which shows the temperature or heat of something
tenancy agreement — property rental contract
terrestrial globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
the age of reason — the 18th century in W Europe
the bag of tricks — every device; everything
the glacial epoch — the Pleistocene Epoch
the good old days — When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now.
the last judgment — the occasion, after the resurrection of the dead at the end of the world, when, according to biblical tradition, God will decree the final destinies of all men according to the good and evil in their earthly lives
the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
the morning after — the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
the neolithic age — the last part of the Stone Age, where metal tools became widespread
the night's a pup — it's early yet
the old gentleman — a jocular name for Satan
the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
thermocoagulation — the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
thomson's gazelle — a medium-sized antelope, Gazella thomsoni, abundant on the grassy steppes and dry bush of the East African plains.
thread-legged bug — any of certain insects of the family Reduviidae, characterized by an elongated, slender body and long frail legs, the front pair of which are raptorial.
three-legged race — a race among a number of paired contestants, each contestant having one leg tied to the adjacent leg of his or her partner.
threshing machine — a machine for removing grains and seeds from straw and chaff.
thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
tibetan highlands — Tibet, Plateau of.
tiger swallowtail — a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black.
tiglath-pileser i — died 1102? b.c, king of Assyria c1115–1102?.
to a large extent — greatly
to argue the toss — If you say that someone argues the toss, you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important.
to best advantage — If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features.
to drag your feet — If you drag your feet or drag your heels, you delay doing something or do it very slowly because you do not want to do it.
to make good time — If you say that you made good time on a journey, you mean it did not take you very long compared to the length of time you expected it to take.
to steal a glance — If you steal a glance at someone or something, you look at them quickly so that nobody sees you looking.
tongue-and-groove — the technique of making a joint between two boards by means of a tongue along the edge of one board that fits into a groove along the edge of the other board
topological space — a set with a collection of subsets or open sets satisfying the properties that the union of open sets is an open set, the intersection of two open sets is an open set, and the given set and the empty set are open sets.
trailing geranium — an ivy-leaved variety of geranium, Pelargonium peltatum
transition region — a thin and very irregular layer of the sun's atmosphere that separates the hot corona from the much cooler chromosphere.
transverse engine — an engine which is fitted side-to-side across the axis of a vehicle
travelling people — Gypsies or other itinerant people: a term used esp by such people of themselves
trifoliate orange — a spiny, Chinese orange tree, Poncirus trifoliata, used as a stock in grafting and for hedges.
trigger mechanism — a physiological or psychological process caused by a stimulus and resulting in a usually severe reaction.
turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
ultimate strength — the quantity of the utmost tensile, compressive, or shearing stress that a given unit area of a certain material is expected to bear without failing.
undistinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
unimaginativeness — the quality of being unimaginative
universal algebra — (logic) The model theory of first-order equational logic.
universal grammar — a grammar that attempts to establish the properties and constraints common to all possible human languages.
unix brain damage — Something that has to be done to break a network program (typically a mailer) on a non-Unix system so that it will interoperate with Unix systems. The hack may qualify as "Unix brain damage" if the program conforms to published standards and the Unix program in question does not. Unix brain damage happens because it is much easier for other (minority) systems to change their ways to match non-conforming behaviour than it is to change all the hundreds of thousands of Unix systems out there. An example of Unix brain damage is a kluge in a mail server to recognise bare line feed (the Unix newline) as an equivalent form to the Internet standard newline, which is a carriage return followed by a line feed. Such things can make even a hardened jock weep.
urogenital system — the urinary tract and reproductive organs
user brain damage — (humour) (UBD) A description (usually abbreviated) used to close a trouble report obviously due to utter cluelessness on the user's part. Compare pilot error; opposite: PBD; see also brain-damaged, PEBCAK.
vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
vale of glamorgan — a county borough of S Wales, created in 1996 from parts of South Glamorgan and Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Barry. Pop: 121 200 (2003 est). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
variable-geometry — denoting an aircraft in which the wings are hinged to give the variable aspect ratio colloquially known as a swing-wing
vasovagal syncope — a faint brought on by excessive activity of the vagus nerve, causing the heart to slow and the blood pressure to fall. It can be caused by fear, choking, or stomach cramps and has no lasting effects

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