18-letter words containing g, s, t, a

sympathetic string — a thin wire string, as in various obsolete musical instruments, designed to vibrate sympathetically with the bowed or plucked strings to reinforce the sound.
system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
systems programmer — a person whose job is to program systems software
take to one's legs — to run away
teaching assistant — a graduate student in a college or university who is the recipient of a teaching fellowship. Abbreviation: TA.
technical sergeant — a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant and above a staff sergeant.
the class struggle — the continual conflict between the capitalist and working classes for economic and political power
the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
the hunger marches — a number of processions by unemployed workers in the 1930s to protest against unemployment and deprivation
the intelligentsia — the educated or intellectual people in a society or community
the magnolia state — a nickname referring to Mississippi
the middle passage — the journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the W coast of Africa to the Caribbean: the longest part of the journey of the slave ships sailing to the Caribbean or the Americas
the passenger seat — the seat used by a passenger of a car, beside the driver
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 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 one's advantage — If you use or turn something to your advantage, you use it in order to benefit from it, especially when it might be expected to harm or damage you.
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 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.
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
transfer passenger — a traveller who changes from one plane, train, or bus to another, or to another form of transport
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.
traveling salesman — a male representative of a business firm who travels in an assigned territory soliciting orders for a company's products or services.
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
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 negative — a proposition of the form “No S is P.” Symbol: E, e.
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.
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
wandering minstrel — travelling performer
westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
winged everlasting — a bushy composite plant, Ammobium alatum, of Australia, having winged branches, javelin-shaped leaves, and white flowers.
work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.
wrangell mountains — a mountain range in SE Alaska, extending into the Yukon, Canada. Highest peak: Mount Blackburn, 5037 m (16 523 ft)
xml template pages — (web) (XTP) JSP transformed by XSL stylesheets. An XTP page is basically a JSP page which specifies an XSL stylesheet. The XSL specifies how selected tags in the XTP page should be rewritten. All other tags are passed through unchanged and so treated as standard JSP. JSP programmers can use XTP used as an easy introduction to XSL, incrementally applying styles to their pages.
young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party

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