17-letter words containing a, l, e, t

tell its own tale — to be self-evident
temple of artemis — the temple at Ephesus dedicated to Artemis.
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
tennessee warbler — a North American wood warbler, Vermivora peregrina, having a gray head, a greenish back, and white underparts.
terephthalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the para isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and textile fibers.
terminal capacity — The terminal capacity is the volume which can be stored in a terminal (= building or area with tanks).
terminal juncture — a form of juncture consisting of a change in pitch before a pause, marking the end of an utterance or a break between utterances, as between clauses. Compare close juncture, juncture (def 7), open juncture.
terminal operator — A terminal operator is a company that manages a place where oil or petrochemical products are stored.
terminal platform — (in the oil industry) an offshore platform from which oil or gas is pumped ashore through a pipeline
terminal velocity — Physics. the velocity at which a falling body moves through a medium, as air, when the force of resistance of the medium is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity. the maximum velocity of a body falling through a viscous fluid.
terrestrial globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
territorial court — a court established in U.S. territories that is empowered to hear local and federal cases.
tertiary syphilis — the third stage of syphilis, characterized by involvement of the internal organs, especially the brain, spinal cord, heart, and liver.
tetrafluoroethene — a dense colourless gas that is polymerized to make polytetrafluorethene (PTFE). Formula: F2C:CF2
textual criticism — lower criticism.
thabana-ntlenyana — a mountain in Lesotho: the highest peak of the Drakensberg Mountains. Height: 3482 m (11 425 ft)
the alpine valley — a straight fracture on the moon that cuts the Alps in two
the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
the death penalty — capital punishment
the electoral map — a map showing the distribution of constituencies over a country
the establishment — a group or class of people having institutional authority within a society, esp those who control the civil service, the government, the armed forces, and the Church: usually identified with a conservative outlook
the evil day/hour — If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
the factory floor — all the workers in a factory
the facts of life — the details of sexual behaviour and reproduction, esp as told to children
the fall (of man) — Adam's sin of yielding to temptation in eating the forbidden fruit, and his subsequent loss of grace
the final curtain — the closing of the curtain at the end of the action of a play
the final whistle — a blast on a referee's whistle to indicate that a game is over
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 last sb heard — You can use expressions such as the last I heard and the last she heard to introduce a piece of information that is the most recent that you have on a particular subject.
the life and soul — a person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness
the lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
the lower mammals — relatively simple or primitive mammals
the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
the mother of all — something regarded as the biggest, most impressive, or most important of (its kind)
the neolithic age — the last part of the Stone Age, where metal tools became widespread
the new jerusalem — the de facto capital of Israel (recognition of this has been withheld by the United Nations), situated in the Judaean hills: became capital of the Hebrew kingdom after its capture by David around 1000 bc; destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 bc; taken by the Romans in 63 bc; devastated in 70 ad and 135 ad during the Jewish rebellions against Rome; fell to the Arabs in 637 and to the Seljuk Turks in 1071; ruled by Crusaders from 1099 to 1187 and by the Egyptians and Turks until conquered by the British (1917); centre of the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, when the Arabs took the old city and the Jews held the new city; unified after the Six Day War (1967) under the Israelis; the holy city of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Pop: 693 200 (2003 est)
the old gentleman — a jocular name for Satan
the olympic flame — the flame that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
the pennsylvanian — the Pennsylvanian period or rock system, equivalent to the Upper Carboniferous of Europe
the popular press — cheap newspapers with a mass circulation; the tabloid press
the rail-splitter — Lincoln2
the silken ladder — a one-act opera by Rossini, telling the story of Giulia, who is secretly married to Dorvil; he visits her bedroom every night by climbing up a ladder made of silk. Giulia's guardian, Dormont, expects her to marry Blansac, but she introduces Blansac to her cousin Lucilla; after much confusion, the two couples are joyfully united
the smallest room — a euphemistic way of referring to the room the lavatory
the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
the twelve tables — the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law, promulgated in 451–450 bc
the unwritten law — the tradition that a person may avenge any insult to family integrity, as used to justify criminal acts of vengeance
the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.

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