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

the open college — (in Britain) a college of art founded in 1987 for mature students studying foundation courses in arts and crafts by television programmes, written materials, and tutorials
the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
the resurrection — the rising of Jesus from the dead after his death and burial
the second house — the second daily performance of a play or show
the subconscious — subconscious mental activity
the union school — a historic building located at 516-518 Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Built in 1773, the Union School was one of the earliest public schools in Pennsylvania, and the first that did not discriminate based on social position or religious preference
the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
the-constitution — an American 44-gun frigate, famous for its exploits in the War of 1812 and popularly called “Old Ironsides.”.
thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
thirteenth chord — a chord much used in jazz and pop, consisting of a major or minor triad upon which are superimposed the seventh, ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth above the root
three-card monte — a gambling game in which the players are shown three cards and bet that they can identify one particular card of the three, as stipulated by the dealer, after the cards have been moved around face down by the dealer.
throat infection — an infection or inflammation of the throat or pharynx
thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
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 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 change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
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 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 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 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.
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.
touch of the sun — slight sunstroke
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
trichloromethane — chloroform (def 1).
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.
tropic of cancer — Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Compare extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def 1), willy-willy.
twin-carburettor — (of an engine) having two carburettors
two-percent milk — Two-percent milk is milk from which some of the cream has been removed.
unapologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
uncinate process — a curved, bony process on certain ribs of birds that projects backward and overlaps the succeeding rib, serving to strengthen the thorax.
uncoincidentally — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
uncollateralized — lacking or needing no collateral: uncollateralized loans.

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