18-letter words containing a, g, t, e

the beautiful game — football
the class struggle — the continual conflict between the capitalist and working classes for economic and political power
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 general public — the people in a society; people in general
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the hunger marches — a number of processions by unemployed workers in the 1930s to protest against unemployment and deprivation
the intelligentsia — the educated or intellectual people in a society or community
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
the middle passage — the journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the W coast of Africa to the Caribbean: the longest part of the journey of the slave ships sailing to the Caribbean or the Americas
the passenger seat — the seat used by a passenger of a car, beside the driver
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.
thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
three-day eventing — participation in a three day equestrian competition consisting of dressage, cross-country jumping, and stadium jumping
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 be above ground — to be alive
to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
to one's advantage — If you use or turn something to your advantage, you use it in order to benefit from it, especially when it might be expected to harm or damage you.
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.
to take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
track geometry car — a railroad car equipped with instruments for providing a continuous printed record of the cross level, gauge, alignment, warp, curvature, and bank of a track.
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
transfer passenger — a traveller who changes from one plane, train, or bus to another, or to another form of transport
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.
traveling salesman — a male representative of a business firm who travels in an assigned territory soliciting orders for a company's products or services.
travelling library — a mobile library in which a vehicle such as a van delivers books to be borrowed
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.
unilateral neglect — a symptom of brain damage in which a person is unaware of one side of his or her body and of anything in the external world on the same side
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.
universal negative — a proposition of the form “No S is P.” Symbol: E, e.
unpledged delegate — (in the US) a delegate at a national party convention who is free to vote for any candidate
urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
urgent care center — a clinic outside of a hospital that provides medical care and services to people with urgent but not serious medical problems: urgent care centers as alternatives to emergency rooms. Abbreviation: UCC.
vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.

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