19-letter words containing i, o, n, a

tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
tempest in a teapot — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
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 hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
the oceanic feeling — a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the feeling experienced by people who have religious faith
the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
the provisional ira — the unofficial faction of the IRA that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
the vatican council — the second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, also known as Vatican II, which sat from 1962 to 1965, and among other things allowed the liturgy to be said in the local language, not Latin
the whole enchilada — all of it; everything; the entirety of something
the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
third international — an international organization (1919–43), founded in Moscow, uniting Communist groups of various countries and advocating the attainment of their ends by violent revolution. Also called Comintern, Communist International. Compare international (def 6).
third law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
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 one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
ticket-of-leave man — (formerly in Britain) a convict who had a permit to leave prison, after serving only part of his sentence, with certain restrictions placed on him
tidal power station — a power station where the energy of flowing water is converted into electricity
time on one's hands — an interval with nothing to do
time sharing option — (operating system) (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
tired and emotional — slightly drunk
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
to carry conviction — If something carries conviction, it is likely to be true or likely to be believed.
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 click into place — If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer.
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 have sth in mind — If you ask someone what they have in mind, you want to know in more detail about an idea or wish they have.
to rack your brains — If you rack your brains, you try very hard to think of something.
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.
to turn a blind eye — If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it.
torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
toshiba corporation — (company) A Japanese technology manufacturer with 364 subsidiaries worldwide. Toshiba makes and sells electronics for home, office, industry and health care including information and communication systems, electronic components, heavy electrical apparatus, consumer products and medical diagnostic imaging equipment. In FY 2003-4, Toshiba employed 161,286 people.
total communication — the theory or practice of incorporating all means of communication, including speech, speechreading, auditory training, sign language, and writing, in the education of deaf or hearing-impaired children.
traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
training instructor — a person who teaches people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
transdenominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
transesterification — a reaction between an ester of one alcohol and a second alcohol to form an ester of the second alcohol and an alcohol from the original ester, as that of methyl acetate and ethyl alcohol to form ethyl acetate and methyl alcohol; interesterification.
transformationalism — a person who follows or promotes the theories of transformational grammar.
transformationalist — a person who follows or promotes the theories of transformational grammar.
transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
transitional relief — a form of tax relief, designed to smooth large changes in liability, which operates by restricting the proportion by which liability may change per year, both upwards and downwards

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