17-letter words containing c, o, r, t

the confederation — the original 13 states of the United States of America constituted under the Articles of Confederation and superseded by the more formal union established in 1789
the electoral map — a map showing the distribution of constituencies over a country
the factory floor — all the workers in a factory
the olympic torch — a torch that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
the peace process — negotiations (between governments, countries, ect) towards peace or the resolution of a conflict
the rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
the witching hour — the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight
theatricalization — to put into dramatic or theatrical form; dramatize.
thematic approach — teaching organized by theme rather than by school subject
therapeutic touch — the laying on of hands by a healer
thermocoagulation — the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
thermoelectricity — electricity generated by heat or temperature difference, as in a thermocouple.
thermoperiodicity — the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
thiosulfuric acid — an acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , that may be regarded as sulfuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulfur.
third commandment — “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain”: third of the Ten Commandments.
thread escutcheon — a raised metal rim around a keyhole.
three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
throat microphone — a microphone worn around the throat and actuated by vibrations of the larynx, used when background noise would obscure the sound of speech, as in an airplane cockpit.
to come up trumps — If you say that someone came up trumps, you mean that they did something successfully, often when they were not expected to.
to lick your lips — If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.
to make sth clear — If you make something clear, you say something in a way that makes it impossible for there to be any doubt about your meaning, wishes, or intentions.
to push your luck — If you say that someone is pushing their luck, you think they are taking a bigger risk than is sensible, and may get into trouble.
to risk your neck — If you say that someone is risking their neck, you mean they are doing something very dangerous, often in order to achieve something.
to run its course — If something runs its course or takes its course, it develops naturally and comes to a natural end.
to settle a score — If you settle a score or settle an old score with someone, you take revenge on them for something they have done in the past.
to show your face — If you show your face somewhere, you go there and see people, although you are not welcome, are rather unwilling to go, or have not been there for some time.
to strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
to throw a wrench — If someone throws a wrench or throws a monkey wrench into a process, they prevent something happening smoothly by deliberately causing a problem.
tone control knob — a round switch on a radio, record player, etc that is turned to alter the tone control
top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
topological group — a set that is a group and a topological space and for which the group operation and the map of an element to its inverse are continuous functions.
torricellian tube — a vertical glass tube partly evacuated and partly filled with mercury, the height of which is used as a measure of atmospheric pressure
tortoiseshell cat — a domestic cat, especially a female one, of variegated black, yellow, and white coloring.
touch a raw nerve — If you say that you have touched a nerve or touched a raw nerve, you mean that you have accidentally upset someone by talking about something that they feel strongly about or are very sensitive about.
trackless trolley — trolley bus.
trade association — an association of people or companies in a particular business or trade, organized to promote their common interests.
traditional logic — formal logic based on syllogistic formulas, especially as developed by Aristotle.
traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
traffic policeman — a policeman controlling traffic, esp while stationed at an intersection, or enforcing traffic regulations
traffic violation — driving offence
transfer function — The transfer function of a circuit is the ratio of the response to the input.
transignification — (in the Eucharist) a change in the significance of the bread and wine to symbolize the body and blood of Christ.
transitory action — an action that can be brought in any country regardless of where it originated
transonic barrier — sound barrier.
trapdoor function — a function defined from data by means of a mathematical procedure in such a way that it is easy to obtain the function when the data are known, but when the procedure and data are not known it becomes very difficult to determine the original data: used in cryptography, where the data are the characters of the plain text, or message, and the trapdoor function is the cryptogram.
travancore-cochin — a former Indian state that was a merger of Travancore and Cochin, two former princely states of India, and which became part of Kerala state in 1956
triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.
trichloroethylene — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 2 HCl 3 , used chiefly as a degreasing agent for metals and as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning, for fats, oils, and waxes. Abbreviation: TCE.
trick photography — photography that creates an illusion
tropical aquarium — an aquarium designed for the maintenance and breeding of tropical fish and kept at a suitably warm temperature.

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