18-letter words containing c, e, t, o

telecommunications — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
teleobjective lens — telephoto lens.
telephone exchange — a telecommunications facility to which subscribers' telephones connect, that switches calls among subscribers or to other exchanges for further routing.
telephone receiver — a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.
television cabinet — a cabinet on which a television set is placed or in which it is encased
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
television licence — a certificate giving official permission to own a television set
tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
terms of reference — Terms of reference are the instructions given to someone when they are asked to consider or investigate a particular subject, telling them what they must deal with and what they can ignore.
tertiary education — education, following secondary education at a school, at a college or university
tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
the coast is clear — If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
the dark continent — a term for Africa when it was relatively unexplored
the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
the kinetic theory — a theory of gases postulating that they consist of particles of negligible size moving at random and undergoing elastic collisions
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
the uncircumcision — the gentiles
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
theater of cruelty — a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.
theatre of cruelty — a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain, suffering, and evil, using gesture, movement, sound, and symbolism rather than language
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
thermionic current — an electric current produced by the flow of thermions.
thermoelectrometer — an instrument for measuring a charge or voltage by means of the heat it produces in a resistance.
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
three-cornered hat — a triangular shaped hat which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries; its turned up brim formed a gutter for catching rain
tick all the boxes — to satisfy all of the apparent requirements for success
tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
to all appearances — apparently
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 be on the rocks — if something such as a marriage or a business is on the rocks, it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon
to be tickled pink — If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.
to cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to close the books — to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
to cool your heels — If you are cooling your heels, someone is deliberately keeping you waiting, so that you get bored or impatient.
to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.

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