18-letter words containing d, i, g, n, t
- solid-fuel heating — heating that uses solid fuel, such as coal or coke
- song without words — a song which only consists of a tune or melody and does not have any lyrics
- squinting modifier — a word or phrase that can modify either the words that precede it or those that follow, as frequently in the sentence Studying frequently is tedious.
- standard of living — a grade or level of subsistence and comfort in everyday life enjoyed by a community, class, or individual: The well-educated generally have a high standard of living.
- standing committee — a permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.
- strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
- strong derived set — the set of all strong accumulation points of a given set.
- swedish gymnastics — a system of passive and active exercising of muscles and joints
- tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
- the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
- the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
- thin on the ground — If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
- third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
- three-day eventing — participation in a three day equestrian competition consisting of dressage, cross-country jumping, and stadium jumping
- to a grinding halt — If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
- to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
- to gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
- to-ing and fro-ing — If you say that there is a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, you mean that the same actions or movements or the same arguments are being repeated many times.
- transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
- ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
- under the aegis of — guided or protected by
- under-registration — the act of registering.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- wage determination — the process of setting wage rates or establishing wage structures in particular situations
- wandering minstrel — travelling performer
- welwyn garden city — a town in SE England, in Hertfordshire: established (1920) as a planned industrial and residential community. Pop: 43 512 (2001)
- winged everlasting — a bushy composite plant, Ammobium alatum, of Australia, having winged branches, javelin-shaped leaves, and white flowers.
- wood-burning stove — cooker: fueled by wood