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

stick to one's last — a wooden or metal form in the shape of the human foot on which boots or shoes are shaped or repaired.
stochastic variable — a random variable.
streaming potential — the potential produced in the walls of a porous membrane or a capillary tube by forcing a liquid through it.
strike a false note — to behave inappropriately
strike off the roll — to expel from membership
superiority complex — an exaggerated feeling of one's own superiority.
suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
swallow-tailed coat — tail coat.
swallow-tailed kite — an American kite, Elanoides forficatus, having black upper parts, white head and underparts, and a long, deeply forked tail.
take it or leave it — If you say to someone 'take it or leave it', you are telling them that they can accept something or not accept it, but that you are not prepared to discuss any other alternatives.
talleyrand-perigord — Charles Maurice de [sharl moh-rees duh] /ʃarl moʊˈris də/ (Show IPA), Prince de Bénévent [duh bey-ney-vahn] /də beɪ neɪˈvɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1754–1838, French statesman.
tangential-velocity — the component of the linear motion of a star with respect to the sun, measured along a line perpendicular to its line of sight and expressed in miles or kilometers per second.
teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
telephone directory — a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.
telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
termtime employment — employment undertaken by a student during the period in which a college or university is in session
that's more like it — If you say that's more like it, you mean that the thing that you are referring to is more satisfactory than it was on earlier occasions.
the admiralty board — (formerly) a department of the British Ministry of Defence, responsible for the administration and planning of the Royal Navy
the almighty dollar — money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
the boxer rebellion — an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 led by a nationalistic Chinese secret society against foreign interests in China
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the golden triangle — an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
the likes of sb/sth — You can talk about the likes of someone or something to refer to people or things of a particular type.
the little corporal — a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
the millennium dome — a dome-shaped structure in Greenwich, London, built to house an exhibition to celebrate the millennium in 2000
the oceanic feeling — a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the feeling experienced by people who have religious faith
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 social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
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
theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
thermoelectromotive — designating or of the electromotive force produced by a thermocouple
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).
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.
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
tie-clip microphone — a small microphone that is clipped to a person's tie
tired and emotional — slightly drunk
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to blow the whistle — If you blow the whistle on someone, or on something secret or illegal, you tell another person, especially a person in authority, what is happening.
to cast a/its spell — If something or someone casts their spell on you or casts a spell on you, you are fascinated or charmed by them.
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 click your heels — If someone such as a soldier clicks their heels, they make a sound by knocking the heels of their shoes together when saluting or greeting someone.
to come full circle — If you say that you have come full circle or have turned full circle, you mean that after a long series of events or changes the same situation that you started with still exists.
to fit like a glove — If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.

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