18-letter words containing e, c, o, i

tale of two cities — a historical novel (1859) by Dickens.
talent competition — a contest in which people compete by showcasing their talents, for example in singing, dancing, acrobatics, etc
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
technical knockout — the termination of a bout by the referee when it is the judgment of the attending physician, a boxer's seconds, or the referee that a boxer cannot continue fighting without sustaining severe or disabling injury. Abbreviation: TKO, T.K.O.
tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
tele-communication — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
telecommunications — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
teleobjective lens — telephoto lens.
telephone receiver — a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.
television cabinet — a cabinet on which a television set is placed or in which it is encased
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
television licence — a certificate giving official permission to own a television set
tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
tertiary education — education, following secondary education at a school, at a college or university
the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
the coast is clear — If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
the dark continent — a term for Africa when it was relatively unexplored
the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
the kinetic theory — a theory of gases postulating that they consist of particles of negligible size moving at random and undergoing elastic collisions
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
the uncircumcision — the gentiles
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
thermionic current — an electric current produced by the flow of thermions.
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
tick all the boxes — to satisfy all of the apparent requirements for success
tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
to be tickled pink — If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.
to cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
to kick the bucket — If you say that someone has kicked the bucket, you mean that they have died.
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 pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
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.
to take the mickey — If you take the mickey out of someone or something, you make fun of them, usually in an unkind way.
toss one's cookies — a small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet) and baked.
touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
traffic controller — a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
transrectification — rectification occurring in one circuit as a result of the application of an alternating voltage to another circuit.
transverse section — cross section (def 1).

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