14-letter words containing a, s, t, o, l
- telescope peak — a mountain in SE California: highest peak in the Panamint Range, above Death Valley. 11,049 feet (3368 meters).
- telescopically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- territorialism — a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes.
- testimonialize — to honor (someone) by giving or doing something testimonial.
- tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
- texas hold 'em — a popular variety of poker in which each player can use any or all of five shared cards in combination with either or both of two private cards to form the best possible hand of five cards
- texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
- thalassography — oceanography, especially that branch dealing with smaller bodies of water, as bays, sounds, and gulfs.
- the joe blakes — the DT's
- the lord's day — the Christian Sabbath; Sunday
- the soo canals — the two ship canals linking Lakes Superior and Huron. There is a canal on the Canadian and on the US side of the rapids of the St Mary's River
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thymelaeaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon
- till all hours — until very late
- time simulator — (simulation) (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
- to blow a kiss — If you blow someone a kiss or blow a kiss, you touch the palm of your hand lightly with your lips, and then blow across your hand towards the person, in order to show them your affection.
- to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
- to smell a rat — If you smell a rat, you begin to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation, for example that someone is trying to deceive you or harm you.
- to stand trial — If someone stands trial, they are tried in court for a crime they are accused of.
- to sweat blood — If you say that someone sweats blood trying to do something, you are emphasizing that they try very hard to do it.
- tokara islands — a group of Japanese islands in the W Pacific Ocean, in the N Ryukyu Islands.
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
- total pressure — Total pressure is the total of static pressure p, dynamic pressure q, and gravitational head.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traditionalism — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- traditionalist — adherence to tradition as authority, especially in matters of religion.
- transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
- transmissional — possessing the quality of transmitting or being transmitted
- transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
- transpulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- transvaluation — to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- traveler's-joy — a woody vine, Clematis vitalba, of the buttercup family, native to Europe and northern Africa, having long-plumed fruit and slightly fragrant, white flowers.
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trial division — trial department
- triconsonantal — having three consonants
- tridimensional — having three dimensions.
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
- tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.