19-letter words containing f, l, a, g, e, t
- preferential voting — a system of voting designed to permit the voter to indicate an order of preference for the candidates on the ballot.
- reflux oesophagitis — inflammation of the gullet caused by regurgitation of stomach acids, producing heartburn: may be associated with a hiatus hernia
- relief organization — humanitarian group
- self-aggrandizement — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
- self-congratulating — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
- self-congratulation — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
- self-congratulatory — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
- shopping facilities — shops or other retail services
- single life annuity — A single life annuity is an annuity where only one life is covered.
- splinterproof glass — glass that is designed not to form sharp splinters should it be shattered
- teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
- tetralogy of fallot — a congenital malformation of the heart characterized by an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles, misplacement of the aorta so that it receives blood from both ventricles instead of only the left ventricle, narrowing of the pulmonary artery, and enlargement of the right ventricle.
- the oceanic feeling — a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the feeling experienced by people who have religious faith
- the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
- thread-line fishing — spinning (def 3).
- to fit like a glove — If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.
- traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
- trifacial neuralgia — tic douloureux.
- ultrahigh frequency — any frequency between 300 and 3000 megahertz. Abbreviation: UHF, uhf.
- valley of the kings — a valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt, c1350–c1200 b.c.
- wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
- yellowtail kingfish — a large carangid game fish, Seriola grandis, of S Australian waters