18-letter words containing g, u, t

super giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.
super middleweight — a boxer weighing up to 168 pounds (75.6 kg), between middleweight and light heavyweight.
superstring theory — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
supporting actress — an actress playing a supporting role
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
sustaining program — a radio or television program without a commercial sponsor.
teaching equipment — teaching aids
the beautiful game — football
the class struggle — the continual conflict between the capitalist and working classes for economic and political power
the general public — the people in a society; people in general
the hunger marches — a number of processions by unemployed workers in the 1930s to protest against unemployment and deprivation
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
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.
thin on the ground — If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
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.
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 gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
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 gussy sb/sth up — to give (a person or thing) a smarter or more interesting appearance
to plough a furrow — If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people.
to spill your guts — if someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private
to take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
torsion-free group — a group in which every element other than the identity has infinite order.
touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
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.
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.
unilateral neglect — a symptom of brain damage in which a person is unaware of one side of his or her body and of anything in the external world on the same side
unit magnetic pole — the unit of magnetic pole strength equal to the strength of a magnetic pole that repels a similar pole with a force of one dyne, the two poles being placed in a vacuum and separated by a distance of one centimeter.
universal negative — a proposition of the form “No S is P.” Symbol: E, e.
university heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
unpledged delegate — (in the US) a delegate at a national party convention who is free to vote for any candidate
urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
urgent care center — a clinic outside of a hospital that provides medical care and services to people with urgent but not serious medical problems: urgent care centers as alternatives to emergency rooms. Abbreviation: UCC.
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.
vosges (mountains) — mountain range in NE France, west of the Rhine: highest peak, c. 4,700 ft (1,433 m)
westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
without obligation — In advertisements, if a product or a service is available without obligation, you do not have to pay for that product or service until you have tried it and are satisfied with it.
wood-burning stove — cooker: fueled by wood
work your guts out — If you say that you are working your guts out or slogging your guts out, you are emphasizing that you are working as hard as you can.
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)
young conservative — a member of the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party

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