18-letter words containing a, g, i, o, t, e
- supporting actress — an actress playing a supporting role
- supraorbital ridge — browridge.
- system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
- take cognizance of — note, acknowledge
- tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
- the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
- the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
- the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
- the magnolia state — a nickname referring to Mississippi
- the major rogation — April 25, observed by Christians as a day of solemn supplication for the harvest and marked by processions, special prayers, and blessing of the crops
- theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- there you go again — Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past.
- to agree to differ — If two people who are arguing about something agree to disagree or agree to differ, they decide to stop arguing because neither of them is going to change their opinion.
- to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
- touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
- transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
- treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
- treaty of waitangi — a treaty signed in 1840 by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government, providing the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
- triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
- trickle irrigation — drip irrigation.
- two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
- two-tier financing — a form of lending in which the debt is divided into two separate parts, as in a first and second mortgage held by an individual on a single property
- ultrasonic testing — the scanning of material with an ultrasonic beam, during which reflections from faults in the material can be detected: a powerful nondestructive test method
- ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
- under the aegis of — guided or protected by
- under-registration — the act of registering.
- unit magnetic pole — the unit of magnetic pole strength equal to the strength of a magnetic pole that repels a similar pole with a force of one dyne, the two poles being placed in a vacuum and separated by a distance of one centimeter.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
- veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
- virginia snakeroot — any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.
- vosges (mountains) — mountain range in NE France, west of the Rhine: highest peak, c. 4,700 ft (1,433 m)
- voter registration — the requirement of citizens to become registered in order to vote
- wage determination — the process of setting wage rates or establishing wage structures in particular situations
- watchdog committee — a committee responsible for monitoring standards of behaviour
- westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
- wrangell mountains — a mountain range in SE Alaska, extending into the Yukon, Canada. Highest peak: Mount Blackburn, 5037 m (16 523 ft)
- young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party