16-letter words containing a, s, c, e, t

take the biscuit — Take the biscuit means the same as take the cake.
tandem computers — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
teachers college — a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.
teachers' centre — (in Britain) a place that provides a central store of educational aids, such as films and display material, and also in-service training, and is available for use to all the teachers within a particular area
technical school — college of further and vocational education
ten commandments — Bible: instructions given to Moses
tenants' charter — (in Britain) a package of legal rights to which tenants of local authorities, new towns, and housing associations are entitled, including security of tenure, and the rights to buy the dwelling cheaply, to take in lodgers, and to sublet
tension headache — a headache caused by muscle tension resulting from stress or overwork
the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
the cotton state — a nickname for Alabama
the creole state — a nickname for Louisiana
the eastern bloc — (formerly) the Soviet bloc
the fact remains — You say the fact remains that something is the case when you want to emphasize that the situation must be accepted.
the great escape — a film (1963) directed by John Sturges, written by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett, based on a book by Paul Brickhill, and starring Steve McQueen. It follows an attempt made by Allied prisoners of war to escape a German prisoner of war camp during World War II
the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
the state sector — the part of the economy that is controlled by the state
the wheel blacks — the international wheelchair rugby football team of New Zealand
the-card-players — a painting (1892) by Paul Cézanne.
theatre-francais — Comédie Française.
thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
thick as thieves — very close friends
thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
to act one's age — If someone tells you to act your age, they are telling you to behave in a way that is suitable for someone your age, because they think you are behaving in a childish way.
to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
to coin a phrase — You say 'to coin a phrase' to show that you realize you are making a pun or using a cliché.
to compare notes — If you compare notes with someone on a particular subject, you talk to them and find out whether their opinion, information, or experience is the same as yours.
to keep a secret — If you say that someone can keep a secret, you mean that they can be trusted not to tell other people a secret that you have told them.
to lose track of — If you lose track of someone or something, you no longer know where they are or what is happening.
to move a muscle — If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
to rest in peace — If you express the wish that a dead person may rest in peace, you are showing respect and sympathy for him or her. 'Rest in peace' or 'RIP' is also sometimes written on gravestones.
to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
topical-sentence — a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
torricelli's law — the law that states that the speed of flow of a liquid from an orifice is equal to the speed that it would attain if falling freely a distance equal to the height of the free surface of the liquid above the orifice.
toulouse-lautrec — Henri Marie Raymond de [ahn-ree ma-ree re-mawn duh] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri rɛˈmɔ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1864–1901, French painter and lithographer.
trail one's coat — to invite a quarrel by deliberately provocative behaviour
transcendentally — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
transconductance — the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
transcontinental — passing or extending across a continent: a transcontinental railroad.
transcrystalline — situated within or passing through the crystals of a substance.
transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
transfer pricing — the setting of a price for the transfer of raw materials, components, products, or services between the trading units of a large organization
transport police — the national police force for railways in Britain, which protects rail operators, staff and passengers
transverse colon — the middle portion of the colon, lying across the upper abdominal cavity between the ascending colon on the right and the descending colon on the left.
travel insurance — insurance which covers losses that may be incurred while travelling, such as medical expenses, flight cancellations, lost luggage, etc
traveler's check — a check issued in any of various denominations by a bank, travel agency, etc., that is signed by the purchaser upon purchase and again, in the presence of the payee, when cashing the check or using it to pay for goods or services.
tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.

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