22-letter words containing l, e, a, t

time-lapse photography — the photographing on motion-picture film of a slow and continuous process, as the growth of a plant, at regular intervals, especially by exposing a single frame at a time, for projection at a higher speed.
tip the scales/balance — If something tips the scales or tips the balance, it gives someone a slight advantage.
to drop someone a line — If you drop someone a line, you write to them.
to fall by the wayside — If a person or plan falls by the wayside, they fail or stop before they complete what they set out to do.
to fall to bits/pieces — To fall to pieces, or in British English to fall to bits, means the same as to fall apart.
to have the last laugh — If you say that you have the last laugh, you mean that you become successful at something so that people who criticize or oppose you look foolish.
to laugh your head off — Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly.
to lead someone astray — If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them.
to open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
to overplay one's hand — If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
to play fast and loose — If you say that someone is playing fast and loose, you are expressing disapproval of them for behaving in a deceitful, immoral, or irresponsible way.
to play happy families — to spend time with your family or partner and to outwardly give the impression of being happy (although this may not be the case)
to play to the gallery — If you play to the gallery, you do something in public in a way which you hope will impress people.
to seal someone's fate — If something seals a person's or thing's fate, it makes it certain that they will fail or that something unpleasant will happen to them.
to sell like hot cakes — If things are selling like hot cakes, a lot of people are buying them.
to swallow one's pride — If you swallow your pride, you decide to do something even though you think it will cause you to lose some respect.
to upset the applecart — If you upset the applecart, you do something which causes a plan, system, or arrangement to go wrong.
toey as a roman sandal — very anxious
total allergy syndrome — a condition in which a person suffers from a large number of symptoms that are claimed to be caused by allergies to various substances used or encountered in modern life
trans-siberian railway — a railway in S Russia, extending from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific: constructed between 1891 and 1916, making possible the settlement and industrialization of sparsely inhabited regions. Length: 9335 km (5800 miles)
transformational rules — rules that specify in purely syntactic terms a method by which theorems may be derived from the axioms of a formal system
trichlorofluoromethane — chlorotrifluoromethane.
trifluorochloromethane — chlorotrifluoromethane.
unconventional warfare — warfare that is conducted within enemy lines through guerrilla tactics or subversion, usually supported at least in part by external forces.
unemployment insurance — a government program that provides a limited number of payments to eligible workers who are involuntarily unemployed.
unidirectional current — direct current
unilateral disarmament — disarmament, especially nuclear disarmament, carried out by one state on its own
unitarian universalism — a North American liberal religious denomination in the Judeo-Christian heritage, formed in 1961 by the merger of the Unitarians, organized in 1825, and the Universalists, organized in 1793.
united empire loyalist — any of the American colonists who settled in Canada during or after the War of American Independence because of loyalty to the British Crown
universal postal union — an international organization, formed in Bern, Switzerland (1875), that administers and regulates international postal service. Abbreviation: UPU.
universal product code — a bar code that indicates price, product classification, etc., and can be read electronically, as at checkout counters in supermarkets. Abbreviation: UPC.
unprofessional conduct — activity that is contrary to the accepted code of conduct of a profession
upright vacuum cleaner — a vacuum cleaner that is tall rather than wide
urban development zone — an area that is designated as being a site for urban development
user datagram protocol — (protocol) (UDP) Internet standard network layer, transport layer and session layer protocols which provide simple but unreliable datagram services. UDP is defined in STD 6, RFC 768. It adds a checksum and additional process-to-process addressing information [to what?]. UDP is a connectionless protocol which, like TCP, is layered on top of IP. UDP neither guarantees delivery nor does it require a connection. As a result it is lightweight and efficient, but all error processing and retransmission must be taken care of by the application program.
valencia simple tasker — (operating system) (VSTa) A small microkernel based Unix-like operating system, taking ideas from QNX and Plan 9, available under GPL.
van der waals equation — an equation of state relating the pressure, volume, and absolute temperature of a gas, taking into account the finite size of the molecules and the attractive force between them.
variable rate mortgage — a mortgage involving a loan with a variable interest rate over the period of the loan
varicella zoster virus — a type of herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
verification principle — (in the philosophy of the logical positivists) the doctrine that nontautologous statements are meaningful only if it is in principle possible to establish empirically whether they are true or false
video display terminal — Computers. a computer terminal consisting of a screen on which data or graphics can be displayed. Abbreviation: VDT.
vitreoretinal traction — friction on the internal limiting membrane of the retina of the eye by adherent vitreous fibrils in vitreous humour detachment
voluntary manslaughter — the unlawful killing of one human being by another with malice aforethought but in mitigating circumstances
wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
wear out one's welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
west greenland current — an ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Greenland.
what sb/sth looks like — If you ask what someone or something looks like, you are asking for a description of them.
what/how/why the devil — When you want to emphasize how annoyed or surprised you are, you can use an expression such as what the devil, how the devil, or why the devil.
white australia policy — an unofficial term for an immigration policy designed to restrict the entry of non-White people into Australia
white-tailed sea eagle — a grayish-brown sea eagle, Haliaetus albicilla, of the Old World and Greenland, having a white tail.

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