18-letter words containing l, a, m, o
- super giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.
- take it on the lam — a hasty escape; flight.
- talent competition — a contest in which people compete by showcasing their talents, for example in singing, dancing, acrobatics, etc
- tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
- tele-communication — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
- telecommunications — Sometimes, telecommunication. (used with a singular verb) the transmission of information, as words, sounds, or images, usually over great distances, in the form of electromagnetic signals, as by telegraph, telephone, radio, or television.
- television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
- temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
- tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
- the family compact — the ruling oligarchy in Upper Canada in the early 19th century
- the lords temporal — (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords
- the magnolia state — a nickname referring to Mississippi
- the palmetto state — a nickname for South Carolina
- the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
- thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
- thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
- thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
- to raise the alarm — If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger.
- transition element — any element in any of the series of elements with atomic numbers 21–29, 39–47, 57–79, and 89–107, that in a given inner orbital has less than a full quota of electrons.
- 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.
- up someone's alley — suited to someone's tastes or abilities
- victor emmanuel ii — 1820–78, king of Sardinia 1849–78; first king of Italy 1861–78.
- watson-crick model — a widely accepted model for the three-dimensional structure of DNA, featuring a double-helix configuration for the molecule's two hydrogen-bonded complementary polynucleotide strands.
- wattless component — Electricity. reactive component.
- wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
- western meadowlark — any of several American songbirds of the genus Sturnella, of the family Icteridae, especially S. magna (eastern meadowlark) and S. neglecta (western meadowlark) having a brownish and black back and wings and a yellow breast, noted for their clear, tuneful song.
- white-collar crime — any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations.
- widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- wildlife programme — (esp on television) a documentary whose subject is wild animals in their natural habitat or undomesticated fauna and flora generally
- withdrawal symptom — effects of stopping a drug
- woman of the world — a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, especially the world of society.
- women's liberation — a movement to combat sexual discrimination and to gain full legal, economic, vocational, educational, and social rights and opportunities for women, equal to those of men.
- world championship — an international competition in a particular sport or activity for people all around the world
- 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
- zorrilla (y moral) — Joˈsé (hɔˈsɛ ) ; h^ōseˈ) 1817-93; Sp. poet & playwright