19-letter words containing e, n, r, o, i
- tie-clip microphone — a small microphone that is clipped to a person's tie
- time sharing option — (operating system) (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
- tired and emotional — slightly drunk
- to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
- to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
- to be running short — If you are running short of something or running low on something, you do not have much of it left. If a supply of something is running short or running low, there is not much of it left.
- to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
- to do the drying-up — to dry dishes, cups, glasses, etc after they have been washed
- to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
- to grin and bear it — If you grin and bear it, you accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining because you know there is nothing you can do to make things better.
- to one's fingertips — entirely; altogether
- to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
- to shudder to think — If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.
- to turn a blind eye — If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it.
- toonerville trolley — a dilapidated, outmoded trolley line or railway.
- torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
- traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
- trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
- transdenominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
- transesterification — a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.
- transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
- transitional relief — a form of tax relief, designed to smooth large changes in liability, which operates by restricting the proportion by which liability may change per year, both upwards and downwards
- translation of axes — the process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes, parallel to the first, used to write equations of curves not centered about the origin.
- trentino-alto adige — a region in NE Italy. 870,238; 5256 sq. mi. (13.615 sq. km).
- trickle-down theory — an economic theory that monetary benefits directed especially by the government to big business will in turn pass down to and profit smaller businesses and the general public.
- triple counterpoint — invertible counterpoint involving three transposable voices.
- trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
- tropical depression — an atmospheric low-pressure system originating in the tropics, specifically, a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained wind speed is 38 miles per hour (62 kilometers per hour) or less.
- trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
- turbo-ramjet engine — a combination engine that can be operated as a turbojet or ramjet engine.
- turn a blind eye to — to pretend not to notice or ignore deliberately
- turn sth inside out — If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.
- twist someone's arm — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- ultrasonic cleaning — the use of ultrasound to vibrate a piece to be cleaned while the piece is immersed in a cleaning fluid. The process produces a very high degree of cleanliness, and is used for jewellery and ornately shaped items
- under consideration — being deliberated
- under police escort — If you go somewhere or are taken somewhere under police escort, you go there accompanied by a police escort.
- under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
- underrepresentation — the act of representing.
- unit of measurement — physical quantity
- university hospital — a hospital that is affiliated with a university. University hospitals provide clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients
- unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
- upper carboniferous — Pennsylvanian (defs 2, 4).
- vaginal intercourse — intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina
- vapor recovery unit — A vapor recovery unit is a system for recovering vapors from inside sealed crude oil or condensate tanks, with a scrubber (= a device for removing unwanted substances) and compressor (= a device that raises pressure).
- velocity microphone — a microphone in which the output varies according to the instantaneous velocity of the air molecules in the incident sound waves.
- venus of willendorf — a village in NE Austria, near Krems: site of an Aurignacian settlement where a 4½ inches (11 cm) limestone statuette (Venus of Willendorf) was found.
- victor emmanuel iii — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- vinylidene chloride — a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C 2 H 2 Cl, that is copolymerized chiefly with vinyl chloride to form saran.
- volumetric analysis — determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
- wandering albatross — a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.