16-letter words containing l, i, t, e, o

thalidomide baby — a baby that has physical abnormalities due to the drug thalidomide being taken by the mother while the baby was still a developing fetus
the body politic — the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state
the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
the devil to pay — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
the dojo toolkit — (library, programming) A modular, open source JavaScript library. Dojo is designed for easy development of JavaScript- or AJAX based applications and websites. It is supported by the Dojo Foundation, which is sponsored by IBM, AOL, Sun and others. The name is from the Japanese term meaning "place of the way", used for a formal place of training.
the first couple — the US president and their spouse
the hill of tara — the historic seat of the ancient Irish kings, in Co Meath near Dublin
the hitler youth — a Nazi paramilitary youth organization (1922-45)
the holy trinity — God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
the leonine city — a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
the lion's share — the largest portion
the little karoo — a high arid plateau in South Africa
the little woman — one's wife
the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
the old dominion — a nickname for the US state of Virginia
the south island — the largest island of New Zealand, separated from the North Island by the Cook Strait. Pop: 1 048 200 (2013 est). Area: 153 947 sq km (59 439 sq miles)
the two sicilies — a former kingdom of S Italy, consisting of the kingdoms of Sicily and Naples (1061–1860)
the union school — a historic building located at 516-518 Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Built in 1773, the Union School was one of the earliest public schools in Pennsylvania, and the first that did not discriminate based on social position or religious preference
the welsh office — (formerly) a department of the British government with responsibility for Welsh policies. It was replaced by the Wales office in 1999.
the worried well — people who are healthy but are concerned about becoming ill and so take medication or see a medical practitioner when they don't need to
the-little-foxes — a play (1939) by Lillian Hellman.
thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
this-worldliness — concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.
three-point line — Basketball. a field goal worth three points, made from behind a specified line (three-point line)
three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
ticket collector — transport worker who checks tickets
tierra del fuego — a group of islands at the S tip of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan: jointly owned by Argentina and Chile; boundary disputed. 27,476 sq. mi. (71,165 sq. km).
tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
to be off limits — If an area or a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there.
to bite your lip — If you bite your lip or your tongue, you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in the circumstances.
to blaze a trail — If someone blazes a trail, they discover or develop something new.
to clear the air — If you do something to clear the air, you do it in order to resolve any problems or disagreements that there might be.
to draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.
to foot the bill — If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
to lift a finger — If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing.
to lose sight of — If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things.
to play for time — If you play for time, you try to make something happen more slowly, because you do not want it to happen or because you need time to think about what to do if it happens.
to see the light — If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one.
to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
to tell the time — If a child can tell the time, they are able to find out what the time is by looking at a clock or watch.
toad-in-the-hole — a dish consisting of beef or pork sausages baked in a coating of batter.
tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
tool builder kit — (tool) (TBK) A product from IPSYS which allows users to develop CASE tools appropriate to any software engineering methodology.

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