18-letter words containing l, o, a, r

super royal quarto — a book size, 101⁄4 by 131⁄2 inches
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
task control block — (architecture) An MVS control block used to communicate information about tasks within an address space that are connected to an MVS subsystem such as MQSeries for MVS/ESA or CICS.
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
telford and wrekin — a unitary authority in W Central England, in Shropshire. Pop: 160 300 (2003 est). Area: 289 sq km (112 sq miles)
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
territorial waters — law: nation's boundaries
territorialization — to extend by adding new territory.
tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the coast is clear — If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
the first sea lord — the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the internationale — a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France
the lords temporal — (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
theater of cruelty — a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.
theatre of cruelty — a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain, suffering, and evil, using gesture, movement, sound, and symbolism rather than language
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
to a grinding halt — If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
to all appearances — apparently
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
to hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
to learn the ropes — If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.
to play favourites — to display favouritism
to plough a furrow — If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people.
to raise the alarm — If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger.
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
traditional option — an option that once purchased cannot be resold
traditional policy — a life assurance policy in which the policyholder's premiums are paid into a general fund and his or her investment benefits are calculated according to actuarial formulae
traditional weapon — a weapon having ceremonial tribal significance, such as an assegai or knobkerrie
traffic controller — a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
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.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into

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