18-letter words containing c, l, o

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 cool your heels — If you are cooling your heels, someone is deliberately keeping you waiting, so that you get bored or impatient.
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.
to hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
to lay it on thick — If someone is laying it on thick or is laying it on, they are exaggerating a statement, experience, or emotion in order to try to impress people.
to lick into shape — If you lick, knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
traditional policy — a life assurance policy in which the policyholder's premiums are paid into a general fund and his or her investment benefits are calculated according to actuarial formulae
traffic controller — a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
trickle irrigation — drip irrigation.
two-colour process — (in early colour photography) a method of printing which uses superimposed red and green images
ulcerative colitis — chronic ulceration in the large intestine, characterized by painful abdominal cramps and profuse diarrhea containing pus, blood, and mucus.
ultralow frequency — an electromagnetic wave with a frequency between 300 and 3000 hertz. Abbreviation: ULF, ulf.
ultrasonic testing — the scanning of material with an ultrasonic beam, during which reflections from faults in the material can be detected: a powerful nondestructive test method
ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
ultrasound scanner — a device used to examine an internal bodily structure by the use of ultrasonic waves, esp for the diagnosis of abnormality in a fetus
unconstitutionally — not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution, as of a country.
under lock and key — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
unit magnetic pole — the unit of magnetic pole strength equal to the strength of a magnetic pole that repels a similar pole with a force of one dyne, the two poles being placed in a vacuum and separated by a distance of one centimeter.
unit-linked policy — a life-assurance policy, the investment benefits of which are directly in proportion to the number of units in a unit trust purchased on the policyholder's behalf
universal coupling — a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
upper palaeolithic — the latest of the three periods of the Palaeolithic, beginning about 40 000 bc and ending, in Europe, about 12 000 bc: characterized by the emergence of modern man, Homo sapiens
ur of the chaldees — the city where Abraham was born, sometimes identified with the Sumerian city of Ur. Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7.
vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
very low frequency — any frequency between 3 and 30 kilohertz. Abbreviation: VLF.
vicar of wakefield — a novel (1766) by Goldsmith.
victor emmanuel ii — 1820–78, king of Sardinia 1849–78; first king of Italy 1861–78.
video surveillance — a system of monitoring activity in an area or building using a television system in which signals are transmitted from a television camera to the receivers by cables or telephone links forming a closed circuit
warning coloration — a bold, distinctive pattern of color characteristic of a poisonous or unpalatable organism, as the skunk or the monarch butterfly, that functions as a warning to and defense against predators.
watson-crick model — a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.
wattless component — Electricity. reactive component.
weak nuclear force — weak interaction
wheelchair housing — housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
white-collar crime — any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations.
widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
with flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
working men's club — A working men's club is a place where working people, especially men, can go to relax, drink alcoholic drinks, and sometimes watch live entertainment.
world championship — an international competition in a particular sport or activity for people all around the world
world trade center — New York: business district
yellow book cd-rom — A CD-ROM format which is ISO 9660 compliant and uses mode 1 addressing. Discs of this type can be played on most drives and would be appropriate for most multimedia applications which have been developed for personal computers.
yellow honeysuckle — a spreading, twining vine, Lonicera flava, of the southern and eastern U.S., having fragrant, tubular, orange-yellow flowers.

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?