19-letter words containing a, n, o, i, t, e

strike a false note — to behave inappropriately
superannuation fund — a fund used for paying pensions
suspended animation — a state of temporary cessation of the vital functions.
suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
sympathetic contact — behavior toward an individual based on the individual's personal makeup rather than on his or her group membership.
take (the) occasion — to use the opportunity (to do something)
take evasive action — If you take evasive action, you deliberately move away from someone or something in order to avoid meeting them or being hit by them.
take it for granted — If you take it for granted that something is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it.
take it on the chin — the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
take one's medicine — any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
take one's mind off — to stop one from thinking about; turn one's attention from
talleyrand-perigord — Charles Maurice de [sharl moh-rees duh] /ʃarl moʊˈris də/ (Show IPA), Prince de Bénévent [duh bey-ney-vahn] /də beɪ neɪˈvɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1754–1838, French statesman.
taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
tangential-velocity — the component of the linear motion of a star with respect to the sun, measured along a line perpendicular to its line of sight and expressed in miles or kilometers per second.
teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
tear one's hair out — the act of tearing.
tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
tempest in a teapot — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
the golden triangle — an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
the great mentioner — the phenomenon whereby certain people are rumoured to be possible presidential or gubernatorial candidates before the rumour is denied or endorsed
the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
the oceanic feeling — a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the feeling experienced by people who have religious faith
the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
the provisional ira — the unofficial faction of the IRA that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
the vatican council — the second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, also known as Vatican II, which sat from 1962 to 1965, and among other things allowed the liturgy to be said in the local language, not Latin
the whole enchilada — all of it; everything; the entirety of something
the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
third international — an international organization (1919–43), founded in Moscow, uniting Communist groups of various countries and advocating the attainment of their ends by violent revolution. Also called Comintern, Communist International. Compare international (def 6).
three-point landing — an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously.
throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
ticket-of-leave man — (formerly in Britain) a convict who had a permit to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him
tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
time on one's hands — an interval with nothing to do
time sharing option — (operating system) (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
tired and emotional — slightly drunk
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
to click into place — If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer.
to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
to grin and bear it — If you grin and bear it, you accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining because you know there is nothing you can do to make things better.
to have sth in mind — If you ask someone what they have in mind, you want to know in more detail about an idea or wish they have.
to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.

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