18-letter words containing e, d, t

the heavens opened — it started pouring with rain
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the lords temporal — (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords
the middle passage — the journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the W coast of Africa to the Caribbean: the longest part of the journey of the slave ships sailing to the Caribbean or the Americas
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the operative word — If you describe a word as the operative word, you want to draw attention to it because you think it is important or exactly true in a particular situation.
the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
the stars and bars — the flag of the Confederate States of America
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
theodore roosevelt — (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
therese de lisieux — Saint (Marie Françoise Thérèse Martin"the Little Flower") 1873–97, French Carmelite nun.
thin on the ground — If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
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
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.
thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
three-body problem — the problem of calculating the motions of three bodies in space moving under the influence of only their mutual gravitational attraction.
three-cornered hat — a triangular shaped hat which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries; its turned up brim formed a gutter for catching rain
three-day eventing — participation in a three day equestrian competition consisting of dressage, cross-country jumping, and stadium jumping
ticker-tape parade — a parade honoring a visiting dignitary, hero, or the like in which confetti, shredded newspapers, or the like are showered into the streets from buildings along the parade route.
to agree to differ — If two people who are arguing about something agree to disagree or agree to differ, they decide to stop arguing because neither of them is going to change their opinion.
to be above ground — to be alive
to be on the radar — to be noticed or important
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to be tickled pink — If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the 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 cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
to find one's feet — If you say that someone is finding their feet in a new situation, you mean that they are starting to feel confident and to deal with things successfully.
to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
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 hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
to one's advantage — If you use or turn something to your advantage, you use it in order to benefit from it, especially when it might be expected to harm or damage you.
to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
to take a dim view — If you take a dim view or a poor view of someone or something, you disapprove of them or have a low opinion of them.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
toyotomi hideyoshi — Toyotomi [taw-yaw-taw-mee] /ˈtɔ yɔˈtɔ mi/ (Show IPA), 1536–98, Japanese general and statesman: prime minister and dictator of Japan 1585–98.
traditional weapon — a weapon having ceremonial tribal significance, such as an assegai or knobkerrie
tranquillizer dart — a dart filled with a tranquillizer that is shot from a gun in order to temporarily sedate an animal so that it may be handled safely
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.

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