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

throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
ticket collector — transport worker who checks tickets
to (good) effect — You use effect in expressions such as to good effect and to no effect in order to indicate how successful or impressive an action is.
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 break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
to call the tune — If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation.
to carry the can — If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.
to carry the day — If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition.
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 clear the air — If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be.
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 come a gutzer — to make an error or blunder
to come to blows — If two people or groups come to blows, they start fighting.
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 get cold feet — If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.
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 rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
to set the scene — If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place.
to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
to take the cake — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the cake or that what they have done takes the cake, to emphasize your surprise at their behavior.
tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
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.
torque converter — a fluid coupling in which three or more rotors are used, one of which can be checked so that output torque is augmented and output speed diminished.
torre de cerredo — Tor·re de [taw-rey duh;; Spanish taw-re th e] /ˈtɔ reɪ də;; Spanish ˈtɔ rɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), Torre de Cerredo.
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.
touch of the sun — slight sunstroke
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.
tower of silence — a circular stone platform, typically 30 feet (9.1 meter) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures.
tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
trail one's coat — to invite a quarrel by deliberately provocative behaviour
training college — a school providing training for a special field or profession.
training officer — a person whose job is to teach people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
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.
transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
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.
travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
triboelectricity — electricity generated by friction.
trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
trick-or-treater — a person, typically a child, who goes from door to door in costume on Halloween asking for candy or other treats
tricolored heron — an American heron, Hydranassa tricolor, that is dark bluish-gray above and white below with seasonally red neck stripes in the male.
trinitroglycerin — nitroglycerin.

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