18-letter words containing g, e, t, o, r

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.
thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
thin on the ground — If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
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.
tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
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 caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
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 grit your teeth — If you grit your teeth, you make up your mind to carry on even if the situation is very difficult.
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
torsion-free group — a group in which every element other than the identity has infinite order.
track geometry car — a railroad car equipped with instruments for providing a continuous printed record of the cross level, gauge, alignment, warp, curvature, and bank of a track.
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
treaty of waitangi — a treaty signed in 1840 by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government, providing the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
trickle irrigation — drip irrigation.
tune someone grief — to annoy or harass someone
two-minute warning — a time-out called by an official to notify both teams that two minutes remain in a half.
two-tier financing — a form of lending in which the debt is divided into two separate parts, as in a first and second mortgage held by an individual on a single property
ultrasonic testing — the scanning of material with an ultrasonic beam, during which reflections from faults in the material can be detected: a powerful nondestructive test method
ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
under-registration — the act of registering.
urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
vigoureux printing — a printing method in which worsted fibers are printed with the desired color while in sliver form and then processed into yarn, producing a mixed color in the spun yarn and woven fabric.
virginia snakeroot — any of various plants whose roots have been regarded as a remedy for snakebites, as the herb Aristolochia serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) having a medicinal rhizome and rootlets, and the white-flowered Polygala senega (Seneca snakeroot) having a medicinal root.
visiting professor — a professor from another institution invited to teach at a university or college for a limited period, usually for a semester or one academic year.
voter registration — the requirement of citizens to become registered in order to vote
wage determination — the process of setting wage rates or establishing wage structures in particular situations
westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
wood-burning stove — cooker: fueled by wood
working hypothesis — See under hypothesis (def 1).
wrangell mountains — a mountain range in SE Alaska, extending into the Yukon, Canada. Highest peak: Mount Blackburn, 5037 m (16 523 ft)
young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party

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