18-letter words containing g, o, s, i
- the magnolia state — a nickname referring to Mississippi
- the nether regions — the genitals
- 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.
- tighten one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
- to gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
- 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.
- to spill your guts — if someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private
- to stop at nothing — If you say that someone will stop at nothing to get something, you are emphasizing that they are willing to do things that are extreme, wrong, or dangerous in order to get it.
- torsion-free group — a group in which every element other than the identity has infinite order.
- translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
- transmogrification — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- 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
- 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
- tune someone grief — to annoy or harass someone
- 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.
- universal coupling — a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
- 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.
- vosges (mountains) — mountain range in NE France, west of the Rhine: highest peak, c. 4,700 ft (1,433 m)
- voter registration — the requirement of citizens to become registered in order to vote
- westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
- wheelchair housing — housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
- with flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
- wood-burning stove — cooker: fueled by wood
- working hypothesis — See under hypothesis (def 1).
- working men's club — A working men's club is a place where working people, especially men, can go to relax, drink alcoholic drinks, and sometimes watch live entertainment.
- wrangell mountains — a mountain range in SE Alaska, extending into the Yukon, Canada. Highest peak: Mount Blackburn, 5037 m (16 523 ft)
- wrongful dismissal — the act of making someone redundant for reasons which are illegal or unjust
- young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party