19-letter words containing g, o, i, t, e

stick to one's guns — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
streaming potential — the potential produced in the walls of a porous membrane or a capillary tube by forcing a liquid through it.
suspension geometry — Suspension geometry is the geometric arrangement of the parts of a suspension system, and the value of the lengths and angles within it.
suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
take it for granted — If you take it for granted that something is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it.
talleyrand-perigord — Charles Maurice de [sharl moh-rees duh] /ʃarl moʊˈris də/ (Show IPA), Prince de Bénévent [duh bey-ney-vahn] /də beɪ neɪˈvɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1754–1838, French statesman.
taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
tangential-velocity — the component of the linear motion of a star with respect to the sun, measured along a line perpendicular to its line of sight and expressed in miles or kilometers per second.
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.
the almighty dollar — money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
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 gift of the gab — If someone has the gift of the gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people. Also the gift of gab, mainly in American English.
the golden triangle — an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
the great mentioner — the phenomenon whereby certain people are rumoured to be possible presidential or gubernatorial candidates before the rumour is denied or endorsed
the oceanic feeling — a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the feeling experienced by people who have religious faith
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
theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
there is no knowing — one cannot tell
three-point landing — an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously.
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.
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 going on with — If you say that something is enough to be going on with, you mean that it is enough for your needs at the moment, although you will need something better at some time in the future.
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 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 fight for breath — If you fight for breath, you try to breathe but find it very difficult.
to fit like a glove — If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.
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 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 pull your weight — If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity.
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
trentino-alto adige — a region in NE Italy. 870,238; 5256 sq. mi. (13.615 sq. km).
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
tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
turbo-ramjet engine — a combination engine that can be operated as a turbojet or ramjet engine.
typographical error — an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from striking the improper key of a keyboard, from mechanical failure, or the like.
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.
unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
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.

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