19-letter words containing g, e, s, t

taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
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.
tender is the night — a novel (1934) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
the bluegrass state — Kentucky
the evergreen state — Washington State
the finishing touch — If you add the finishing touches to something, you add or do the last things that are necessary to complete it.
the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
the social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
the song of solomon — a book of the Old Testament consisting of a collection of dramatic love poems traditionally ascribed to Solomon
the-song-of-solomon — a book of the Bible. Abbreviation: Sol.
theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
there is no knowing — one cannot tell
thread-line fishing — spinning (def 3).
threshold agreement — an agreement between an employer and employees or their union to increase wages by a specified sum if inflation exceeds a specified level in a specified time
throw in the sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
tiglath-pileser iii — died 727 b.c, king of Assyria 745–727.
time sharing option — (operating system) (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
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 be seeing things — to believe one is seeing or hearing something that is not really there
to get short shrift — If someone or something gets short shrift, they are paid very little attention.
to give sb a leg up — to help with climbing
to let go of sb/sth — If you let go of someone or something, you stop holding them.
to one's fingertips — entirely; altogether
to reserve judgment — If you reserve judgment on something, you refuse to give an opinion about it until you know more about it.
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.
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
travelling expenses — expenses that are paid to someone, for example, by their employer, for the costs they need to travel
travelling salesman — A travelling salesman is a salesman who travels to different places and meets people in order to sell goods or take orders.
triangulum australe — a small bright triangular constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Ara and the Southern Cross, that contains an open star cluster
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 the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
up against the wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
vaginal intercourse — intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina
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.
verdigris toadstool — a basidiomycetous fungus, Stropharia aeruginosa, having a distinctive and unusual blue-green cap and paler shaggy stem
very large database — (database) (VLDB) A database that can use a Very Large Memory model to keep as much data as possible in physical memory. (Oracle http://oracle.com/platforms/dec/collateral/vlmwp_3.html).
wade-giles (system) — a system for transliterating Chinese ideograms into the Latin alphabet, in wide use esp. before Pinyin was adopted by the People's Republic of China in 1979
wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
wandering albatross — a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.
watch night service — a service held on the night of December 24, or of December 31
waterglass painting — stereochromy.
white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
winged spindle tree — a stiff, spreading shrub, Euonymus alata, of eastern Asia, having corky-winged twigs, yellowish flowers, and purplish fruit.
wireless telegraphy — Now Rare. radiotelegraphy.
with the gloves off — (of a dispute, argument, etc) conducted mercilessly and in earnest, with no reservations

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