18-letter words containing e, n, t, r

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 french riviera — the Mediterranean coastal region of France from Cannes eastward to Italy
the full treatment — If you say that someone is given the full treatment, you mean either that they are treated extremely well or that they are treated extremely severely.
the general public — the people in a society; people in general
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the hunger marches — a number of processions by unemployed workers in the 1930s to protest against unemployment and deprivation
the internationale — a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France
the kinetic theory — a theory of gases postulating that they consist of particles of negligible size moving at random and undergoing elastic collisions
the major rogation — April 25, observed by Christians as a day of solemn supplication for the harvest and marked by processions, special prayers, and blessing of the crops
the masurian lakes — a group of lakes in Masuria in NE Poland: scene of Russian defeats by the Germans (1914, 1915) during World War I
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the nether regions — the genitals
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the northern irish — the people who live in or come from Northern Ireland
the northern karoo — a high arid plateau in South Africa, north of the Central Karoo
the passenger seat — the seat used by a passenger of a car, beside the driver
the stars and bars — the flag of the Confederate States of America
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the three wise men — the wise men from the east who came to do homage to the infant Jesus
the uncircumcision — the gentiles
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
there you go again — Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past.
there's no telling — You use there's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation.
thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
thermionic current — an electric current produced by the flow of thermions.
thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
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.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
thought experiment — Physics. a demonstration or calculation that is based on the postulates of a theory, as relativity, and that demonstrates or clarifies the consequences of the postulates.
threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
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
throw in the towel — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
throw oneself into — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
timber rattlesnake — a rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, of the eastern U.S., usually having the body marked with dark crossbands.
to all appearances — apparently
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to be above ground — to be alive
to be on the radar — to be noticed or important
to be on the rocks — if something such as a marriage or a business is on the rocks, it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon
to bear witness to — If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened.

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