18-letter words containing n, d

the back of beyond — a very remote place
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the black and tans — a specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn Féin
the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
the dark continent — a term for Africa when it was relatively unexplored
the dismal science — a name for economics coined by Thomas Carlyle
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
the heavens opened — it started pouring with rain
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the stars and bars — the flag of the Confederate States of America
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
thin on the ground — If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
thioantimonic acid — a hypothetical acid, H3SbS4, known only in the form of its salts
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
three-cornered hat — a triangular shaped hat which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries; its turned up brim formed a gutter for catching rain
three-day eventing — participation in a three day equestrian competition consisting of dressage, cross-country jumping, and stadium jumping
thrills and spills — If you refer to thrills and spills, you are referring to an experience which is exciting and full of surprises.
to a grinding halt — If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
to be above ground — to be alive
to be on the radar — to be noticed or important
to be tickled pink — If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
to find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
to find one's feet — If you say that someone is finding their feet in a new situation, you mean that they are starting to feel confident and to deal with things successfully.
to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
to gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
to one's advantage — If you use or turn something to your advantage, you use it in order to benefit from it, especially when it might be expected to harm or damage you.
to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
to-ing and fro-ing — If you say that there is a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, you mean that the same actions or movements or the same arguments are being repeated many times.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
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
tranquillizer dart — a dart filled with a tranquillizer that is shot from a gun in order to temporarily sedate an animal so that it may be handled safely
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.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
triarylmethane dye — any of the class of dyes containing three aryl groups attached to a central carbon atom: used chiefly for dyeing cotton, wool, and silk.

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