21-letter words containing c, h, i, t, l
- threshold wage policy — a policy whereby wages are increased in accordance with inflation
- to be a hospital case — if you say that someone or something is a hospital case, you mean that they need urgent help because they are doing very badly
- to fly in the face of — If an action or belief flies in the face of accepted ideas or rules, it seems to completely oppose or contradict them.
- trichloroacetaldehyde — chloral (def 1).
- trichloronitromethane — chloropicrin.
- twelve-tone technique — a modern system of tone relationships in which the 12 tones of an octave are not centered around any one tone, but are unified by a selected order of tones for a given composition.
- vacation bible school — a religious school conducted by some churches during the summer for students on vacation.
- vertically challenged — short in stature.
- white-knuckle paddler — an inexpert and timid canoeist.
- william the conqueror — ("the Conqueror") 1027–87, duke of Normandy 1035–87; king of England 1066–87 (son of Robert I, duke of Normandy).
- with a capital letter — (used to give emphasis to a statement)
- with sb's compliments — If you say that you are giving someone something with your compliments, you are saying in a polite and fairly formal way that you are giving it to them, especially as a gift or a favour.
- without qualification — If something is stated or accepted without qualification, it is stated or accepted as it is, without the need for any changes.